Can criminal cases be reconciled?

Criminal cases cannot be handled in private. However, according to the provisions of Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law, in the following public prosecution cases, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent and obtain the victim's understanding by means of compensation for the victim's losses or apology, and the victim voluntarily reconciles, both parties can reconcile:

(1) Because of a civil dispute, they are suspected of criminal cases stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years.

(2) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years. If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply.

legal basis:

article 288 of the criminal procedure law of People's Republic of China (PRC)? In the following cases of public prosecution, the criminal suspect or defendant sincerely repents and obtains the understanding of the victim by means of compensation for losses, apology, etc. (1) Being suspected of criminal cases stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law due to a civil dispute, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years;

(2) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years.

if a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter are not applicable.

article 289? If the two sides reach a settlement, the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court shall listen to the opinions of the parties and other relevant personnel, review the voluntariness and legality of the settlement, and preside over the production of a settlement agreement.

article 29? For cases that have reached a settlement agreement, the public security organ may make suggestions to the people's procuratorate for leniency. The people's procuratorate may put forward suggestions for lenient punishment to the people's court; If the circumstances of the crime are minor and there is no need to be sentenced to punishment, a decision not to prosecute may be made. The people's court may punish the defendant lightly according to law.