In the investigation stage, after the public security organ reported to the procuratorate for approval of the arrest, the public security organ continued the criminal investigation. The period of investigation and detention of a criminal suspect after his arrest shall not exceed two months. If the case is complicated and cannot be concluded at the expiration of the time limit, it may be extended for one month with the approval of the people's procuratorate at the next higher level.
The public security organ shall transfer the prosecution opinions together with case files and evidence to the people's procuratorate at the same level for examination and prosecution, that is, the case will enter the stage of examination and prosecution.
What is the limitation period for criminal cases?
Crimes whose limitation of criminal proceedings exceeds the following period will not be prosecuted.
1. If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, after five years;
2. The statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of more than 5 years 10 year;
3. The statutory maximum penalty is 10 years of dissatisfaction 15 years of imprisonment;
4. The maximum legal penalty is life imprisonment or death for 20 years. 20 years later, if it is deemed necessary to prosecute, it must be reported to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.
Those who evade investigation or trial after the people's procuratorate, public security organ or state security organ files a case for investigation or the people's court accepts the case are not limited by the time limit for prosecution. If the victim files a complaint during the limitation period, and the people's court, people's procuratorate or public security organ should file a case but fails to file it, it is not limited by the limitation period of prosecution.
The time limit for prosecution shall be counted from the date of committing the crime. If the criminal act is in a continuous or continuous state, it shall be counted from the date when the criminal act ends, and the period of prosecution for the former crime shall be counted from the date when the latter crime is implemented.
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Legal basis: Article 90 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
After examining the cases submitted by the public security organs for approval of arrest, the people's procuratorate shall decide whether to approve or disapprove the arrest according to the circumstances. The public security organ shall immediately implement the decision to approve the arrest and notify the people's procuratorate of the implementation in time. If the arrest is not approved, the people's procuratorate shall explain the reasons, and if supplementary investigation is needed, it shall also notify the public security organ.