Time limit for filing a criminal case

If a fight causes minor injuries to others, the above results may constitute intentional injury. Injury identification must be carried out according to law. According to Article 2 of the Appraisal Standard for Human Minor Injuries (Trial) issued by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice on April 20th, 1990, "Minor injuries refer to the fact that various external factors such as physics, chemistry and biology act on the human body, causing certain damage to tissues and organ structures or partial dysfunction, which has not yet constituted serious injuries, and are not minor injuries." Specific standards for minor injuries are determined with reference to the above provisions.

Article 234 of the Criminal Law Whoever intentionally harms another person's body shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Those who cause serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death or serious disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

At the same time, Article 87 of the Criminal Law stipulates that crimes that exceed the following time limit shall not be prosecuted:

(1) Five years have elapsed if the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of less than five years.

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Zongheng Law Network-Shanghai Hengye Law Firm-Lawyer Chen Feng