What is the legal basis of criminal reconciliation?

Criminal reconciliation means that in the process of criminal proceedings, the victim communicates directly with the criminal suspect or defendant through mediators or other organizations, and after the two sides reach a civil compensation settlement agreement, the judicial organ will not pursue criminal responsibility or reduce criminal responsibility for the criminal suspect or defendant according to the specific circumstances of the case. Articles 288 to 290 of the Criminal Procedure Law make special provisions on the procedure of criminal reconciliation and public prosecution cases. According to the law, intentional criminal cases that are suspected of infringing personal rights, democratic rights and property crimes caused by civil disputes and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, as well as negligent criminal cases that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years except for dereliction of duty, are included in the scope of reconciliation procedures for public prosecution cases. However, if a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, this procedure is not applicable. People's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs may be lenient in handling cases in which the parties have reached a settlement agreement.