My friend was detained for stealing 600 scrapped chargers from the company. Is this serious? Does it constitute a criminal case? How long is the detention and how much is the fine?

First of all, according to the provisions of China's criminal law and my experience in handling cases, none of the points you mentioned are statutory aggravating circumstances. The severity of theft mainly depends on the amount involved. The specific result depends on the lawyer's defense. If the amount is not too large, the defense is good and there is hope of probation. It is of great significance. It is suggested to entrust a professional criminal defense lawyer to intervene as soon as possible to provide legal help and defense. You can contact me further if you don't understand. My contact number is in the red name below. Good luck. Article 264 Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount or repeatedly shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated; Under any of the following circumstances, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, and his property shall also be confiscated: (1) stealing financial institutions, with a particularly large amount; (2) stealing precious cultural relics, if the circumstances are serious.