Criminal victims are generally not allowed to read papers, and agents ad litem may consult the file with the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, defense lawyers can consult, extract and copy the case files from the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.
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Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Since the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate. Paragraph 1 of Article 55 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Procuratorate stipulates that the People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the transferred case file, inform the victim and his legal representative or his close relatives, the parties involved in an incidental civil action and his legal representative of the right to entrust an agent ad litem. If the victim and his legal representative or close relatives fail to entrust an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties, they shall be informed that they can apply for legal aid. Article 56, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Procedure Rules of the People's Procuratorate Where an agent ad litem is permitted by the People's Procuratorate to consult, extract or copy the case file, it shall be handled with reference to the provisions of Article 49 of these Rules.