The time required for criminal cases to be prosecuted in court should be decided within one month from the time when the People's Procuratorate handles the case transferred for prosecution by the public security organ. For major and complex cases, it can be extended by half moon. When a people's court hears a public prosecution case, it shall make a judgment within one month after accepting the case, and no later than one and a half months. The following is the entire process of criminal proceedings for your reference: According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, general criminal cases go through three stages, namely the investigation stage (public security organs), the review and prosecution stage (People's Procuratorate) and the trial stage (People's Court) . I. Investigation stage: Public security organs can criminally detain current criminals and major suspects. Detainees should be questioned within 24 hours of detention. After the criminal suspect is interrogated for the first time by the investigative agency or from the date when compulsory measures are taken, a criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide him with legal advice and represent him in appeals and accusations. The hired lawyer has the right to learn from the investigative agency about the crime the suspect is suspected of committing, and can meet with the criminal suspect in custody to learn about the case. If the public security organ deems it necessary to arrest a detainee, it shall submit the matter to the People's Procuratorate for review and approval within three days of detention. Under special circumstances, the time for submission for review and approval may be extended by 1 to 4 days. For major suspects who commit crimes on the run, are repeat offenders, or commit crimes in groups, the time limit for requesting review and approval for arrest can be extended to 30 days. The People's Procuratorate shall make a decision on approving or disapproving the arrest within seven days from the date of receipt of the request from the public security organ to approve the arrest. If the People's Procuratorate does not approve the arrest, the public security organs shall release the criminal suspect immediately upon receiving the notice and promptly notify the People's Procuratorate of the implementation status. If further investigation is needed and the conditions for release on bail pending trial or residential surveillance are met, the person shall be released on bail pending trial or placed under residential surveillance in accordance with the law. After the criminal suspect is arrested, the lawyer can apply for his release on bail pending trial. The period of detention of criminal suspects by public security organs shall not exceed two months after arrest. If the case is complex and the investigation cannot be concluded upon expiration of the time limit, it may be extended by one month with the approval of the People's Procuratorate at the next higher level. For cases where the investigation should be completed, the criminal facts are clear, and the evidence is reliable and sufficient, the public security organs will write a prosecution opinion, and together with the case file materials and evidence, transfer it to the People's Procuratorate at the same level for review and decision. The second is the review and prosecution stage: When the People's Procuratorate reviews and prosecutes cases, it should interrogate criminal suspects and listen to the opinions of victims, criminal suspects, and victims' clients. In public prosecution cases, criminal suspects have the right to entrust a defender from the date the case is transferred for review and prosecution. The defendant in a private prosecution case has the right to entrust a defender at any time. The People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receipt of case materials transferred for review and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect of the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall inform the defendant within three days from the date of accepting a private prosecution case that he has the right to entrust a defender. From the date of review and prosecution by the People's Procuratorate, defenders may consult, excerpt, and copy the litigation documents and technical appraisal materials of the case, and may meet and correspond with criminal suspects in custody. The People's Procuratorate shall make a decision within one month on cases transferred for prosecution by the public security organs, and the extension may be extended by half a month for major and complex cases. If the People's Procuratorate believes that the criminal suspect's criminal facts have been ascertained, the evidence is reliable and sufficient, and criminal responsibility should be investigated in accordance with the law, it shall make a decision to prosecute and file a public prosecution in the People's Court in accordance with the provisions of trial jurisdiction. III. Trial stage: After reviewing the case for public prosecution, the people's court shall decide to open a trial if the criminal facts alleged in the indictment are clear and the evidence catalog, witness list, and copies or photos of the main evidence are attached. Except for cases involving state secrets and personal privacy, people's courts shall hear first-instance cases in public. From the date the People's Court accepts the case, the defender may review, excerpt, and copy materials related to the criminal facts charged in the case, and may meet and correspond with the defendant in custody. During the trial, the defense lawyer defended the defendant. When a people's court hears a public prosecution case, it shall pronounce a judgment within one month after accepting the case, and no later than one and a half months. If one of the circumstances specified in Article 163 of the Criminal Procedure Law occurs, it may be extended for one month with the approval or decision of the Higher People's Court of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.
After the trial, the people's court shall make the following judgment based on the ascertained facts, evidence and relevant provisions of the law: (1) If the facts of the case are clear, the evidence is reliable and sufficient, and the defendant is found guilty according to law, a guilty verdict shall be made; ( 2) If the defendant is found not guilty according to law, a not guilty verdict shall be made; legal purpose:
In the following public prosecution cases under Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the criminal suspect or defendant sincerely repents and compensates the victim Obtaining the victim’s forgiveness through compensation, apology, etc. , due to civil disputes, suspected of crimes stipulated in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of the Criminal Law, may be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; (2) Except for the crime of dereliction of duty (2) Other crimes other than the crime of dereliction of duty may be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of seven years Cases of dereliction of duty punishable by imprisonment or less. If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures stipulated in this chapter shall not apply. Article 289 of the Criminal Procedure Law: If the parties involved reconcile, the public security organs, people's procuratorates, and people's courts shall listen to the opinions of the parties and other relevant persons, examine the voluntariness and legality of the settlement, and preside over the conclusion of a settlement agreement.