1. To lodge a complaint against a legally effective criminal judgment or ruling, the complainant shall be the party in the original trial, legal representative or close relative;
2. The complaint shall be filed with the people's court within two years after the execution of the defendant's penalty at the latest;
3. The complainant shall file a complaint with the people's court within two years after the execution of the defendant's penalty;
The complainant can only appeal to the same people's court once for the same criminal case.
Legal basis: Article 241 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the parties and their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling.