Usually not. Those who actively compensate the victim and obtain the victim's understanding may be given a lighter punishment, but they are not exempted or investigated for criminal responsibility. The Criminal Procedure Law (revised 20 12) introduced the criminal reconciliation procedure. If a criminal suspect or defendant sincerely repents, actively compensates the victim for understanding, and the victim voluntarily reconciles, he may be treated leniently. If the circumstances of the crime are minor, a decision not to prosecute may be made. Relevant regulations: In a public prosecution case stipulated in Article 277 of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent and obtain the victim's understanding by means of compensation for losses, apology, etc., and the victim voluntarily reconciles, the two parties may reconcile: (1) Because of a civil dispute, they are suspected of committing the crimes stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; (two) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years. If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply. Article 278 If both parties reach a settlement, the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court shall listen to the opinions of the parties and other relevant personnel, examine the voluntariness and legality of the settlement, and preside over the making of a settlement agreement. Article 279 The public security organ may make suggestions to the people's procuratorate for leniency in cases where a settlement agreement is reached. The people's procuratorate may put forward suggestions for lenient punishment to the people's court; If the circumstances of the crime are minor and there is no need to be sentenced to punishment, a decision not to prosecute may be made. The people's court may punish the defendant lightly according to law.
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Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) In the following public prosecution cases, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent and obtain the understanding of the victim through compensation for losses, apology, etc., and the victim voluntarily reconciles, the two parties may reconcile: (1) If a civil dispute is caused and it is suspected of a criminal case stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, it may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; (two) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years. If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply.