The schedule of becoming familiar with criminal case files as a means of ensuring reasonable time limit of preliminary investigation

The article considers one of the most current issues of the Russian criminal proceeding in respect to observing time limits of preliminary investigation while an accused and his defense attorney are becoming familiar with the criminal case file. The author substantiates scheduling of becoming familiar with a criminal case file as a suitable means for ensuring reasonable time limit of preliminary investigation. The particular significance and necessity to codify this document in criminal procedural law of the Russian Federation are emphasized. Based on the analysis of the regulations of the criminal procedural law the conclusions about reforming a number of the regulations of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation by legal means in order to prevent prolonging the process of conducting preliminary investigation are made.