Article 171st of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
When examining a case, the people's procuratorate must find out: (1) whether the facts and circumstances of the crime are clear, whether the evidence is true and sufficient, and whether the nature of the crime and the determination of the charges are correct; (two) whether there are any omission crimes and other persons who should be investigated for criminal responsibility; (3) Whether criminal responsibility should be investigated; (4) Whether there are incidental civil actions; (5) Whether the investigation activity is legal.
Article 172
The people's procuratorate shall make a decision on the case transferred for prosecution by the supervisory organ or the public security organ within one month, and the major and complicated cases may be extended for fifteen days; If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment and meets the applicable conditions of summary procedure, he shall make a decision within ten days, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year, which may be extended to fifteen days. If the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes a case and changes its jurisdiction, the time limit for examination and prosecution shall be counted from the date when the changed people's procuratorate receives the case.
Article 173
When examining a case, the people's procuratorate shall interrogate the criminal suspect, listen to the opinions of the defender or the lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem, and record them. If the defender or the lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem put forward written opinions, they shall attach a volume. If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment, the people's procuratorate shall inform him of his litigation rights and the legal provisions of pleading guilty and admitting punishment, listen to the opinions of the criminal suspect, defender or lawyer on duty, victim and his agent ad litem on the following matters, and record them: (1) Suspected criminal facts, charges and applicable legal provisions; (2) Suggestions on a lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment; (3) Procedures applicable to the trial of cases after pleading guilty and admitting punishment; (four) other matters that need to listen to opinions. If the people's procuratorate listens to the opinions of the lawyers on duty in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, it shall provide necessary convenience for the lawyers on duty to know the relevant situation of the case in advance.