According to the provisions of 208th Article of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting a case of public prosecution, but not more than three months at the latest. 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.
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Referring to Article 175 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when examining a case, the people's procuratorate may request the public security organ to provide evidence materials necessary for the trial; If he thinks that there may be cases of collecting evidence by illegal means as stipulated in Article 56 of this Law, he may be required to explain the legality of collecting evidence.
When examining a case, the people's procuratorate may return it to the public security organ for supplementary investigation or conduct its own investigation. A case under supplementary investigation shall be completed within one month. Supplementary investigation is limited to two times. After the supplementary investigation is transferred to the people's procuratorate, the people's procuratorate recalculates the time limit for examination and prosecution.
If the people's procuratorate still believes that the evidence is insufficient and does not meet the conditions for prosecution in the case of the second supplementary investigation, it shall make a decision not to prosecute.
Referring to Article 204 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in the course of court hearing, if one of the following circumstances affects the trial, the trial may be postponed:
(1) It is necessary to notify a new witness to appear in court, obtain new material evidence, re-evaluate or conduct an inquest;
(two) prosecutors found that the case of public prosecution needs supplementary investigation and put forward suggestions;
(3) The trial cannot be conducted due to the application for withdrawal.
With reference to the provisions of Article 205 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's procuratorate shall complete the supplementary investigation of a case postponed according to the provisions of Item 2 of Article 204 of this Law within one month.
Referring to Article 206 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in the course of trial, if the case cannot be continued for a long time due to one of the following circumstances, the trial may be suspended:
(1) The defendant is seriously ill and cannot appear in court;
(2) The defendant escaped;
(3) The private prosecutor is unable to appear in court due to serious illness, and has not entrusted an agent ad litem to appear in court;
(4) Due to irresistible reasons.
After the reasons for suspending the trial disappear, the trial shall be resumed. The time limit for suspending the trial is not counted in the trial time limit.
Central People's Government-People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law