After the judgment of first instance, according to Article 182 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the victim or his legal representative refuses to accept the judgment of first instance of the local people's courts at all levels, he has the right to request the people's procuratorate to lodge a protest within five days after receiving the judgment. After receiving the request of the victim and his legal representative, the people's procuratorate shall make a decision on whether to protest within five days and reply to the request.
Article 203 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the parties, their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling.
The parties in this article include the victims of public prosecution cases.