The people's court shall send a copy of the indictment to the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case, and the defendant shall submit a reply within fifteen days from the date of receipt. The defense shall specify the defendant's name, gender, age, nationality, occupation, work unit, residence and contact information; The people's court shall send a copy of the defense to the plaintiff within five days from the date of receiving the defense. If the defendant fails to submit the defense, it will not affect the trial of the people's court. After the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate on the defendant and his defender ten days before the hearing. The court informed the defendant how long to see what case it was: 1. In a civil case, a copy of the indictment shall be served on the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case; 2. In administrative cases, a copy of the indictment shall be served on the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case; 3. In criminal cases, a copy of the indictment should be delivered to the defendant at least ten days before the court session.
legal ground
Article 112 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's court, the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall, within their jurisdiction, promptly review the materials of accusation, complaint, report and surrender, and if they think that there are criminal facts that need to be investigated for criminal responsibility, they shall file a case; If it is considered that there are no criminal facts, or the criminal facts are obviously minor, and it is not necessary to pursue criminal responsibility, the case shall not be filed, and the complainant shall be informed of the reasons for not filing the case. If the complainant refuses to accept it, he may apply for reconsideration.