Whether a criminal case can be dismissed after obtaining the understanding of the other party depends on the specific case: if the criminal case is settled and the two parties sign a settlement agreement, the procuratorial organ may make a decision not to prosecute if the crime is minor. After the settlement of a criminal case, the two sides signed a settlement agreement, but if the circumstances of the crime are serious and criminal responsibility needs to be investigated, the case cannot be dismissed, but the criminals can be mitigated and given a lighter punishment. If it is a case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor may withdraw the prosecution after mediation by the court and a settlement agreement is reached between the two parties. Through the above analysis, if the parties to a criminal case reach a settlement agreement, whether they can dismiss the prosecution depends on the nature of the case and the circumstances of the crime. If it is a private prosecution case, it can generally be dismissed. If the people's procuratorate considers that the facts of the crime are unclear, the evidence is insufficient or the accomplice or criminal suspect is omitted, it shall put forward specific written opinions and return them to the public security organ for supplementary investigation together with the case file. Accordingly, the procuratorate's return of supplementary investigation is mainly divided into three situations:
First, the facts of the crime are unclear.
Second, the evidence is insufficient.
The third is to find the omission of accomplice crime and the omission of suspect. In fact, as can be seen from the above analysis, generally speaking, even in criminal cases, if the crime committed by the parties is minor and the victim understands, the case cannot be dismissed at will, but if it is serious, even if the victim understands, it is recommended to contact a lawyer.
Legal basis: According to Article 1 of China's Criminal Procedure Law, some specific criminal cases can be reconciled. Reconciliation refers to the case where the criminal suspect compensates and apologizes to the victim, and then obtains the understanding of the victim and strives for leniency.