Question-Subject: What is the legal duration of pre-trial detention?
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What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?
There is not a temporal limit but the authorities have to respect the principle of reasonable time.
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What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?
– Four months for offences of Correctional Court’s jurisdiction – One year for offences of Criminal Court’s jurisdiction
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What is the legal duration of pre-trial detention?
– 60 days : cases triable by the High Court and its subordinate courts – 180 days : cases triable only by the High Court