Introduction In a compelling speech that addressed the core issue of India's justice accessibility crisis, Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court recently reiterated a basic principle, “the standard of legal aid for the impoverished must not be subpar.” During the launch of “Between Custody and Constitution: Field Lessons in Delivering Fair Trial Rights – Legal Aid for Undertrial Prisoners (2019–2024),” a report by the Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR, Justice Nath emphasized