How to inquire about the progress of group criminal cases

Check the progress of the case by phone or online. To check the progress of the case, you can call the court, give your name and ask whether to file a case. If the case has been put on file, which judge tried it, then please tell the assistant judge's phone number, and you can contact the assistant judge to ask about the progress of the case.

If the court has opened WeChat, you can make an inquiry through WeChat. Now some courts have opened online inquiry systems, and they can also inquire about the progress of cases online. The prosecution period of criminal cases is generally five to twenty years. A crime with the maximum legal penalty of fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years shall not be prosecuted after five years.

A crime with a statutory maximum penalty of fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years shall not be prosecuted after ten years. A crime with a statutory maximum penalty of fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years shall not be prosecuted after 15 years. The maximum legal punishment is life imprisonment or death penalty, and no prosecution will be initiated after 20 years.

Legal basis:

Procedures for handling criminal cases by public security organs

Article 3 The basic functions and powers of public security organs in criminal proceedings are to file, investigate and pre-examine criminal cases according to law; Decide and implement compulsory measures; Failing to pursue criminal responsibility according to law and not filing a case, or having filed a case and revoked it; The case that should be prosecuted after the investigation is completed shall be transferred to the people's procuratorate for examination and decision; If a criminal suspect who is not serious enough for criminal punishment needs administrative treatment, he shall be dealt with according to law or transferred to relevant departments for handling; For criminals sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, if the remaining sentence is less than three months before delivery for execution, they will execute the punishment on their behalf; Execution of criminal detention, deprivation of political rights and deportation.

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 34 A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or compulsory measures are taken. During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender.

The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.