7.10 Shalish  Attempted in 37% of cases  Including 5 involving rape of minors (though generally not attempted in these cases)  In 3 cases, shalish attempted more than once  In 2 cases, the victim and accused were married following shalish or filing of FIR  In all except one day, FIR filed after delay when shalish attempted  Has serious implications for medical evidence collection, as evidence usually only taken after FIR filed  In 10 out the 23 cases where shalish was attempted, no medical evidence was collected BLAST-SAFE Project-MedicalEvidence 42
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