What should the defendant do if he suddenly falls ill before the trial?

It depends on whether it is a civil case or a criminal case. Criminal cases: the trial is suspended and resumed when the defendant can participate in the proceedings. After the reasons for suspension disappear, the trial shall be resumed. The time limit for suspending the trial is not counted in the trial time limit. Civil cases: You can entrust an agent ad litem to participate in the litigation, make a judgment by default, or suspend the litigation. After the reasons for suspending the lawsuit are eliminated, the lawsuit will be resumed.

1. How to deal with the defendant's failure to appear in court?

1. If the defendant has signed the court summons, the defendant's absence will not affect the court hearing, and the judgment may be made by default.

2. If the defendant fails to sign for the summons or the defendant cannot find it, the court may post a notice in the newspaper or the court bulletin board for service, and it shall be deemed that the defendant has signed for it after the expiration.

3. If the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by a summons, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, he may make a judgment by default.

Two, about the judicial interpretation of the defendant's default judgment in civil trial.

1. If the defendant is not present, the judge will inform the court time separately. If the other party cannot be found and the summons is not signed, the court will announce the service (legal service) and make a judgment by default.

2. Please refer to the specific legal provisions of Chinese laws. If the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by a summons, or withdraws from court halfway without the permission of the court, he may make a judgment by default.

3. The defendant's failure to appear in court is the performance of giving up the litigation right. Because he failed to fully express his opinions on the relevant facts, evidence and laws of the case, the verdict may have an adverse impact on him. If the defendant is inconvenient to appear in court for special reasons, he may entrust a lawyer to provide legal services.

3. What if the person who owes money doesn't appear in court?

1. If the debtor fails to appear in court to participate in the proceedings after being notified by the court, the court may hear the case by default and make a judgment according to law.

2. After receiving the notice from the court, the debtor shall attend the proceedings in court. Failure to attend court proceedings without justifiable reasons shall not affect the court's trial of the case. The court may try the case by default and make a judgment based on the evidence provided by the plaintiff during the trial.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 150

In any of the following circumstances, the lawsuit shall be suspended:

(a) one of the parties dies and needs to wait for the heir to indicate whether to participate in the proceedings;

(2) One party has lost the capacity for litigation and has not yet determined his legal representative;

(3) The legal person or other organization as a party terminates, and the successor of rights and obligations has not been determined;

(4) One party is unable to participate in the litigation due to irresistible reasons;

(five) the case must be based on the trial result of another case, and the other case has not yet been concluded;

(6) Other circumstances in which litigation should be suspended.

After the reasons for suspending the lawsuit are eliminated, the lawsuit will be resumed.