The investigation period is generally 2 months, which can be extended according to legal circumstances. The review and prosecution stage is generally 1 month, which can be extended according to legal circumstances; The trial stage is generally conducted within 2 months, which can be extended according to legal circumstances.
Legal basis: Article 156 of the Criminal Law stipulates that the period of investigation and detention of a criminal suspect after 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.
Article 158 If the investigation of the following cases cannot be concluded at the expiration of the time limit stipulated in Article 156 of this Law, it may be extended for two months with the approval or decision of the people's procuratorate of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government:
(1) Major and complicated cases in remote areas with very inconvenient transportation;
(2) Major criminal group cases;
(3) Major and complicated cases of escaping crime;
(four) major and complex cases involving a wide range and difficult to obtain evidence.
Article 159 A criminal suspect may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years. If the extended period stipulated in Article 158 of this Law expires and the investigation is terminated, it may be extended for another two months with the approval or decision of the people's procuratorate of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.
Article 170 The People's Procuratorate shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law and the Supervision Law, examine the cases transferred for prosecution by the supervisory organs. If the people's procuratorate considers it necessary to make supplementary verification after examination, it shall return it to the supervisory organ for supplementary investigation, and may make supplementary investigation on its own if necessary.
The people's procuratorate shall first detain the criminal suspect in the case that the supervisory organ has transferred for prosecution, and the lien measures shall be automatically lifted. The people's procuratorate shall, within ten days after detention, make a decision on whether to arrest, get a bail pending trial or monitor residence. Under special circumstances, the decision time can be extended by one to four days. The period when the people's procuratorate decides to take compulsory measures shall not be counted in the period of examination and prosecution.
Article 172 The People's Procuratorate shall make a decision on a case transferred for prosecution by a supervisory organ or a public security organ within one month. For major and complicated cases, it may be extended for fifteen days. If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment and meets the applicable conditions of summary procedure, he shall make a decision within ten days, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year, which may be extended to fifteen days.
If the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes a case and changes its jurisdiction, the time limit for examination and prosecution shall be counted from the date when the changed people's procuratorate receives the case.
208th Article When trying a case of public prosecution, the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting it, and no later than three months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or an incidental civil lawsuit, if one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 158 of this Law occurs, it may be extended for three months with the approval of the people's court at the next higher level; Due to special circumstances need to be extended, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
If the people's court changes its jurisdiction, it shall be counted from the date when the changed people's court receives the case.
The people's court shall recalculate the time limit for hearing a case transferred to the people's court after the supplementary investigation by the people's procuratorate is completed.