How long does it take for a criminal case to go through the process?

According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, criminal cases go through three stages, 1, investigation stage: the detained person should be interrogated within 24 hours after detention, and the public security organ should submit the detained person to the people's procuratorate for examination and approval within three days after detention. Under special circumstances, the approval time can be extended by one to four days. For major suspects who commit crimes on the run, commit crimes many times or commit crimes in collusion, the time for submitting for examination and approval may be extended to 30 days.

2. Review and prosecution stage: The people's procuratorate shall make a decision on the cases transferred for prosecution by the public security organs within one month, and the major and complicated cases may be extended by half a month.

3. Trial stage: When trying a case of public prosecution, the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within one month after accepting it, but not more than one and a half months at the latest.

Article 156 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The period of investigation and detention of a criminal suspect after arrest shall not exceed two months. If the case is complicated and cannot be concluded at the expiration of the time limit, it may be extended for one month with the approval of the people's procuratorate at the next higher level.