Breaking News: Time limit for registering FIR extended from 7 days to 15 days; Supreme Court modifies Lalita Kumari Norms [Read Order]

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court modified its landmark Guidelines in Lalita Kumari Vs. Govt. In a petition moved by the Delhi Police, the Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Sathasivam, Justice B.S.Chauhan, Justice Ranjana Desai, Justice Ranjan Gagoi and Justice S.A.Bobde extended the time limit from 7 days to 15 days generally and Six weeks in exceptional cases, for concluding the preliminary inquiry and for registering the First Information Report in criminal cases. After hearing Additional Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra, who appeared for the Delhi Police, the Court passed the following order "After hearing him and in the light of the grievance expressed in the present criminal miscellaneous petition filed in the writ petition, we modify clause of paragraph 111 of our judgment dated 12th November, 2013, in the following manner: " While ensuring and protecting the rights of the accused and the complainant, a preliminary inquiry should be made time bound and in any case it should not exceed fifteen days generally and in exceptional cases, by giving adequate reasons, six weeks time is provided. With the landmark judgment in the Lalita Kumari case, the Supreme Court has held that registration of First Information Report is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation. The other Guidelines issued by the Constitution Bench in the Lalita Kumari case are as follows: The Supreme Court issued the following Guidelines regarding the registration of FIR: Registration of FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation.