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In the Supreme Court’s judgment of 12 November 2013 in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh,…

The 2013 decision identified matrimonial or family disputes, commercial offences and medical negligence as illustrative categories where preliminary inquiry may be…

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In the Supreme Court’s judgment of 12 November 2013 in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh, (2014) 2 SCC 1, which option gives the complete set of these illustrative categories in which preliminary inquiry may be made before registration of an FIR?

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The 2013 decision identified matrimonial or family disputes, commercial offences and medical negligence as illustrative categories where preliminary inquiry may be appropriate. The list was illustrative, not a requirement of inquiry in every such case.

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Option A

Matrimonial disputes were included, but this alone omits the other categories.

Option B

Commercial offences were included, but this alone omits the other categories.

Option C

Medical negligence cases were included, but this alone omits the other categories.

Option D

All three categories appear in the illustrative list.

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