1. In general, in the investigation stage, the period of investigation and detention of criminal suspects after arrest shall not exceed two months;
2. At the trial stage, the people's procuratorate shall make a decision on the case transferred for prosecution by the public security organ within one month, and major and complicated cases may be extended for fifteen days;
3. At the trial stage, when the people's court tries a case of public prosecution, it shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting it, and no later than three months.
The process of handling fraud cases is as follows:
1. The public security organ may impose criminal detention on the flagrante delicto or major suspect. Detainees should be questioned within 24 hours after detention. A criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide him with legal advice, complaints and accusations after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or from the day when compulsory measures are taken. The entrusted lawyer has the right to know the charges charged by the criminal suspect from the investigation organ, to meet the criminal suspect in custody and to know the relevant information from the criminal suspect;
2. If the public security organ deems it necessary to arrest the detained person, it shall submit it to the people's procuratorate for examination and approval within three days after detention. Under special circumstances, the approval time can be extended by one to four days. For major suspects who commit crimes on the run, commit crimes many times or commit crimes by gangs, the time for reporting for examination and approval can be extended to 30 days;
3. The people's procuratorate shall, within seven days after receiving the letter of approval of arrest from the public security organ, make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove the arrest. If the people's procuratorate does not approve the arrest, the public security organ shall immediately release it after receiving the notice and promptly notify the people's procuratorate to execute it. Those who need to continue the investigation and meet the conditions of obtaining a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance shall be granted a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance according to law. If the suspect is arrested, the lawyer hired can apply for bail pending trial. The public security organ shall not detain a criminal suspect for more than two months after his arrest. 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.
4, the public security organs to investigate the end of the case, it should be clear about the facts of the crime, the evidence is true and sufficient, write a prosecution opinion, together with the case files and evidence, transferred to the people's procuratorate at the same level for examination and decision.
To sum up, after the investigation of fraud, it is best for the court to make a decision when it is handed over for review and prosecution. It will take several months.
Legal basis:
Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
If the crime of fraud defrauds public or private property, and the amount is relatively large, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.