Will the bigamy court take evidence?
In the case of bigamy, whether the public security organ files a case for investigation or the private prosecutor files a criminal private prosecution, if the evidence of the case cannot be collected and retrieved due to objective reasons during the court hearing, the defense lawyer or litigation agent may apply to the people's court for retrieval. According to relevant laws and regulations, defense lawyers or agents ad litem directly apply to the people's court to collect and obtain evidence from witnesses or relevant units and individuals. The people's court considers it necessary to collect and obtain evidence, and if it is inappropriate or impossible for the defense lawyer or agent ad litem to collect and obtain evidence, it shall agree. When the people's court collects and takes evidence, the defense lawyer or agent ad litem may be present. Legal basis: Article 43 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), with the consent of witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, defense lawyers may collect materials related to this case from them, apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court for collecting and obtaining evidence, or apply to the people's court for notifying witnesses to testify in court. With the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court, and with the consent of the victim or his close relatives or witnesses provided by the victim, the defense lawyer may collect materials related to the case from them.