The Supreme Court strongly criticized its Registry for delaying the listing of a case by over three years despite a clear judicial order to list it 'immediately after service.' The Court directed the Registrar (Judicial) to conduct an inquiry into the lapse and submit a report within two weeks identifying the officer responsible."

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi was hearing the plea filed by the victim of the sexual offence against the Madras High Court's order granting bail to the accused. The petition filed in 2022, was pending when the accused secured a settlement and filed a quashing petition before the High Court under Section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings.

In the meantime, when the petition was pending for listing before the Supreme Court,

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