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The Supreme Court, in its original judgment of 12 November 2013 in the case of Lalitha Kumari, held…

The original Lalita Kumari judgment of 12 November 2013 prescribed seven days for a permitted preliminary inquiry and required reasons for delay to be recorded in the…

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The Supreme Court, in its original judgment of 12 November 2013 in the case of Lalitha Kumari, held that while ensuring and protecting the rights of the accused and the complainant, a preliminary inquiry should be made in a time bound manner and in any case it should not exceed:

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The original Lalita Kumari judgment of 12 November 2013 prescribed seven days for a permitted preliminary inquiry and required reasons for delay to be recorded in the General Diary. That is the formulation reproduced in this question. On 5 March 2014, the Court modified the limit to fifteen days generally and six weeks exceptionally for adequate reasons, so seven days should be understood as the original direction.

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