Will the family members be notified when the criminal case is in court?

If the family members do not participate in the proceedings, the people's court may not notify them. Whether it is a civil case, an administrative case or a criminal case. Family members will not be notified when the court opens a court session, only the parties to the case need to be notified. Family members need to be notified to participate in the litigation in the following circumstances: 1. For a person with no capacity for civil conduct or a person with limited capacity for civil conduct, it is necessary to notify his legal representative to participate in the proceedings; 2. In a criminal case, if the victim has died and his close relatives file an incidental civil lawsuit, they shall be notified to participate in the lawsuit. The notice time is three days before the trial. According to the provisions of China's Civil Procedure Law, the people's court shall serve a notice of litigation to the people's procuratorate and other litigants other than the parties within a certain time before the court session. It should specify the cause of action, the time and place of the court session, and ask them to attend the court on time for what kind of litigation activities. The notice of hearing shall be delivered at least 3 days before the hearing is held. Before the trial, the court will make an announcement on the court bulletin board, and family members can also pay attention to it. If the summons cannot be served on the party concerned, the notice or announcement shall be served on the family members. When it can be served on the parties, the relatives of the parties will not be notified unless the parties cannot appear in court alone due to special circumstances. Legal basis: Article 136 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). When trying a civil case, the people's court shall notify the parties and other participants in the proceedings three days before the hearing. If the hearing is held in public, the names of the parties, the cause of action, the time and place of the hearing shall be announced.