1, only declare the criminal behavior of the criminal established, not punish the criminal, but give the criminal non-penalty punishment;
2. It is also called "exemption from punishment" to declare a criminal guilty and exempt from criminal punishment. It means only declaring the criminal guilty of the criminal act, but not punishing the criminal.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 177
If the criminal suspect has no criminal facts, or is under any of the circumstances specified in Article 16 of this Law, the people's procuratorate shall make a decision not to prosecute.
If the circumstances of the crime are minor and it is not necessary to sentence or exempt from punishment according to the provisions of the Criminal Law, the people's procuratorate may make a decision not to prosecute.
In cases where the people's procuratorate decides not to prosecute, the property sealed up, detained or frozen during the investigation shall be released at the same time. If the plaintiff who is sorry needs to be given administrative punishment, punishment or confiscation of illegal income, the people's procuratorate shall put forward procuratorial opinions and transfer them to the relevant competent authorities for handling. The relevant competent authorities shall promptly notify the people's procuratorate of the results.