First, summary procedure
For cases that are subject to summary procedures, the People's Court shall conclude the case within 20 days after acceptance; if the possible fixed-term imprisonment exceeds three years, it may be extended to A month and a half.
2. General Procedures
When a people's court hears a public prosecution case, it shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting the case, and no more than three months at the latest. For cases in which the death penalty may be imposed or cases with attached civil litigation, where one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 156 of this Law exists, an extension of three months may be granted with the approval of the people's court at the next higher level; if an extension is required due to special circumstances, the extension may be extended for three months. It should be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
If the people's court changes its jurisdiction, the calculation shall be from the date when the changed people's court receives the case.
For cases transferred to the People’s Court after the supplementary investigation by the People’s Procuratorate is completed, the People’s Court shall recalculate the trial period.
Legal basis: Articles 202 and 214 of the Criminal Procedure Law.