General criminal cases must go through three stages: investigation, review, prosecution and trial before they can be concluded. After the court's decision, they will be sent to the relevant authorities for execution. According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the period of investigation and custody of a criminal suspect after arrest shall not exceed two months. If the case is complex and cannot be concluded within the time limit, it may be extended by one month with the approval of the People's Procuratorate at the next higher level. For particularly serious and complex cases that are not suitable for long-term trial due to special reasons, the Supreme People's Procuratorate shall submit the case to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval to postpone the trial. The period of investigation and custody of a criminal suspect after being arrested shall not exceed two months. The period of investigation and custody of a criminal suspect after being arrested shall not exceed two months. Grassroots People's Procuratorates, prefecture-level People's Procuratorates and provincial-level People's Procuratorates directly file cases for investigation. Cases with complex circumstances that cannot be concluded after the expiration of the time limit can be extended by one month with the approval of the People's Procuratorate at the next higher level. Cases directly filed for investigation by grass-roots People's Procuratorates and People's Procuratorates below the prefectural and municipal level are major and complex cases in remote areas with very inconvenient transportation, involving a wide range of areas and difficult to obtain evidence. If the investigation cannot be concluded upon expiration of the specified period, it may be extended for two months with the approval of the People's Procuratorate of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 156 The period of investigation and detention of a criminal suspect after being arrested shall not exceed two years. months. If the case is complex and cannot be concluded within the time limit, it may be extended by one month with the approval of the People's Procuratorate at the next higher level.
Article 158: If the investigation of the following cases cannot be terminated upon expiration of the time limit specified in Article 156 of this Law, it shall be subject to the approval or decision of the People's Procuratorate of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. , can be extended for two months.
(1) Major and complex cases in remote areas with very inconvenient transportation;
(2) Major criminal group cases;
(3) Major and complex cases Fleeing cases;
(4) Major and complex cases involving a wide range of areas and difficult to obtain evidence.