The above-mentioned time limit does not include the time limit for the procuratorate to postpone the trial on the grounds that the case needs supplementary investigation (up to 2 times, 30 days/time, and the time limit for the trial stage is recalculated each time) and the time for psychiatric appraisal.
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Article 202 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * When trying a case of public prosecution, the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting it, and no later than three months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or an incidental civil lawsuit, if one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 156 of this Law occurs, it may be extended for three months with the approval of the people's court at the next higher level; Due to special circumstances need to be extended, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
If the people's court changes its jurisdiction, it shall be counted from the date when the changed people's court receives the case.
The people's court shall recalculate the time limit for hearing a case transferred to the people's court after the supplementary investigation by the people's procuratorate is completed.
Article 203 When a people's procuratorate finds that a people's court is handling a case in violation of legal procedures, it has the right to put forward rectification opinions to the people's court.
Article 206 A people's court may mediate a case of private prosecution. Before the verdict is pronounced, the private prosecutor may reconcile with the defendant or withdraw the private prosecution. Mediation is not applicable to cases specified in Item 3 of Article 204 of this Law. The time limit for the people's court to hear a case of private prosecution, and if the defendant is detained, the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article 202 of this Law shall apply; Those who are not in custody shall be sentenced within six months after accepting the case.
Article 214 A case tried by summary procedure shall be concluded by the people's court within 20 days after it is accepted. If the possible fixed-term imprisonment exceeds three years, it can be extended to one and a half months.
Article 215 If the people's court finds it inappropriate to apply summary procedure in the course of trial, it shall retry the trial in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 or Section 2 of this Chapter.
Article 232 The people's court of second instance shall conclude the case of appeal or protest within two months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or a case with incidental civil action, if one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 156 of this Law occurs, it may be extended for two months with the approval or decision of the higher people's court of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government; Due to special circumstances need to be extended, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
The time limit for accepting appeals and protests in the Supreme People's Court shall be decided by the Supreme People's Court.
References:
People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Procedural Law-Baidu Encyclopedia