How long does it take for the court to make a decision after the hearing?

Neither the Civil Procedure Law nor the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that a judgment must be issued within a few days after the trial, but only stipulates the time limit for hearing the case.

The time limit for closing the case is from the day after the case is filed to the day when the judgment is announced and the mediation letter is delivered, but the time limit for announcement, identification, hearing of jurisdictional objections raised by the parties and the handling of jurisdictional disputes between the people's courts does not Counted.

According to Article 149 of the Civil Procedure Law, cases tried by the People's Court using ordinary procedures must be concluded within 6 months from the date of filing the case.

If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for 6 months with the approval of the president of this court; if an extension is needed, it should be reported to the superior people's court for approval.

Article 161 of the "Civil Procedure Law" stipulates that when the people's court applies simplified procedures to hear cases, it must be concluded within 3 months from the date of filing the case.

Extended data:

Trial period of criminal cases

1. The 20th time:

Criminal cases subject to summary procedures, The trial period is 20 days.

2. 1 month, 1.5 months: that is, 1+0.5=1.5 months, the probation period is 1 month at the latest:

1, ordinary procedure first instance criminal Public prosecution case,

2. The defendant was detained.

3. First-instance criminal private prosecution cases and second-instance criminal private prosecution cases,

4. The time limit for criminal private prosecution cases is one month.

3, 3 months or 3.5 months, extended by 2 months: 1(1.5)+2=3(3.5) months. The trial period is 1 month. Cases that can be extended by two months with the approval of the dean:

With the approval of the dean of our hospital, the trial period of criminal incidental civil litigation cases can be extended by two months.

4. 4 months or 4.5 months: If there is one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 126 of the Criminal Procedure Law,

(1) Remote areas with very inconvenient transportation Major and complex cases in the region;

(2) Major criminal group cases;

(3) Major and complex roving crime cases;

(4) Involving Major and complex cases with wide coverage and difficulty in obtaining evidence. With the approval or decision of the Higher People's Court of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, the trial period can be extended by another month;

Five, five or 5.5 months: that is, 1(1.5)+2+1+1 = 5 (5.5) months. Upon decision of the Supreme People's Court, the hearing period for criminal appeals and criminal protests accepted by the Supreme People's Court can be extended by another month.

Six and nine months: that is: 6+3 = nine months plus six months, extended by three months;

First-instance criminal private prosecution where the defendant is not in custody The case shall be heard under ordinary procedures, and the time limit shall be six months; if there are special circumstances that require an extension, it may be extended by three months with the approval of the president of this court.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China