Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
Vakalatnama shall be filed by all Pleaders, as defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, appearing on behalf of any party in all classes of cases, including appeals and revisional or miscellaneous applications, in all criminal Courts in the State of Gujarat, provided that no Vakalatnama shall be necessary in the case of— (i) A Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of Government ; (ii) A Pleader appointed by the Court in any case to defend accused person who has no sufficient means to engage pleader; (iii) A Pleader appearing as 'amicus curie' ; (iv) A Pleader engaged to plead on behalf of any party by any other Pleader who has been duly appointed to act as a Pleader on behalf of such party.