(1) Upon receipt of the holding charge, the President of the Court shall designate the Examining Magistrate to conduct the inquiry.
(2) Petitions for release on bail lodged with the Examining Magistrate shall be notified forthwith to the Legal Department and processed within 48 (forty-eight) hours.
(3) A preliminary inquiry shall be closed within 180 (one hundred and eighty) days after the preferment of the holding charge either by a non-committal or a committal order
(4) An objection of incompetence raised before the Examining Magistrate shall be referred to the Court in the event of the close of the inquiry by a committal order.
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In force from 29-08-2026
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