First, summary procedure
The people's court shall conclude a case that is tried by summary procedure within 20 days after accepting it; If the possible fixed-term imprisonment exceeds three years, it can be extended to one and a half months.
Second, the general procedure
When trying a case of public prosecution, the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting it, and no later than three months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or an incidental civil lawsuit, if one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 156 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.
3. If the verdict is pronounced in court, it shall be served on the parties and the people's procuratorate that initiated the public prosecution within five days; If the sentence is pronounced on a regular basis, it shall be served on the parties concerned and the people's procuratorate that initiated the public prosecution immediately after the announcement.
Legal basis: Articles 202, 2 14 and 2 196 of the Criminal Procedure Law.