Legal basis: Article 61 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), lawyers and other agents ad litem have the right to investigate and collect evidence, and can consult relevant materials of this case. The scope and methods of consulting relevant materials in this case shall be stipulated by the Supreme People's Court.
Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Since the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.
Article 41 Defenders who believe that the evidence materials collected by public security organs and people's procuratorates to prove the innocence or minor crimes of criminal suspects and defendants have not been submitted have the right to apply to the people's procuratorates and people's courts for retrieval.