There is no need to pay legal fees for incidental civil action in criminal private prosecution cases. Private prosecution case is the symmetry of "public prosecution case". In China, courts at all levels regard prosecution as the premise of trial. If no party brings a lawsuit to the court, there will be no trial. The court hears criminal cases, including public prosecution and private prosecution. In a case of public prosecution, the people's procuratorate brings a lawsuit to the people's court on behalf of the state; A case of private prosecution shall be brought directly to the people's court by the victim himself or his legal representative or close relatives.
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Article 162nd of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The people's court shall not charge legal fees when trying incidental civil litigation cases. "Measures for Payment of Litigation Fees" Article 2 The parties involved in civil or administrative litigation shall pay litigation fees in accordance with these Measures.