中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法
( y8 G3 F# y0 ?5 j. ` CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
# N* H; |" _2 G8 @3 H0 x (Adopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People's Congress on July 1, 1979, promulgated by Order No.6 of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on July 7, 1979, and effective as of January 1, 1980) (Editor's Note: This Law was revised by the Decision of the National People's Congress on Amendments of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China promulgated on March 17, 1996)
# l) Y a" X; B Q3 z: q 时效性:已被修正 颁布日期:19790701 实施日期:19800101 失效日期:19970101 颁布单位:全国人大
% J! q" v2 d/ Y+ H' j Contents, ]7 @, `$ ]) W H0 x2 D
Part One General Provisions
+ n8 t8 l; B7 ^ j1 C Chapter I The Guiding Ideology, Aim and Basic Principles! F$ S; @2 B Y; g. Q
Chapter II Jurisdiction& B6 \- c @# d
Chapter III Withdrawal% d. j6 R8 W0 r/ P! U1 W) M+ {
Chapter IV Defence" T m1 H( o$ z ]3 N
Chapter V Evidence% b# K; S& s+ m+ m5 Z
Chapter VI Compulsory Measures
1 v' m6 F. v8 U+ {6 G6 g8 o Chapter VII Incidental Civil Actions* |3 A8 i4 y I# l; @9 o. o1 _, |
Chapter VIII Time Periods and Service Chapter IX Other Provisions
) O4 C! s2 f4 u3 J1 L Part Two Filing a Case, Investigation and Initiation of Public Prosecution' n# X& E2 e; z: k; G
Chapter I Filing a Case
4 [3 @" `. ^+ l% ~- ?3 n Chapter II Investigation
4 ^2 \$ P, T% g Section 1 Interrogation of the Defendant9 i8 n9 Q+ D2 A5 d, A: A
Section 2 Questioning of the Witnesses" p" N3 G: }, I% @ u
Section 3 Inquest and Examination Z& t) o; g }8 ?* f! e
Section 4 Search6 o4 G; A+ k/ i+ ?0 Q/ t8 f
Section 5 Seizure of Material Evidence and Documentary Evidence( A- _8 \- N9 p1 h8 t2 l" }7 I8 {
Section 6 Expert Evaluation9 `5 o9 f1 i. z; h" q
Section 7 Wanted Orders9 ]% `0 K. Q" Q8 q
Section 8 Conclusion of Investigation
7 j7 j' o0 \8 l, r Chapter III Initiation of Public Prosecution$ F$ B5 m3 H& L* {. ~) u0 R
Part Three Trial
! G) o b2 b E Chapter I Trial Organizations, A" ?: Z8 G' D/ T4 e
Chapter II Procedure of First Instance
4 ? a& I1 n9 u' Y Section 1 Cases of Public Prosecution4 C4 c* Q2 e( x2 Y/ ?
Section 2 Cases of Private Prosecution
8 ~' d1 ?' L* a* v Chapter III Procedure of Second Instance
- q. x. d. q. h; p* s( X8 | Chapter IV Procedure for Review of Death Sentences6 H- p$ f# f# A) J
Chapter V Procedure for Trial Supervision Part Four Execution# l* D& c, \4 i& i; z" V5 I
Part One General Provisions8 e8 w9 i& W0 w( a! ? E+ _+ I
Chapter I The Guiding Ideology, Aim and Basic Principles
0 P+ x! Q6 D$ k5 k9 q Article 1 The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, which takes Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought as its guide and the Constitution as its basis, is formulated in the light of the concrete experiences of the people of all China's nationalities in carrying out the people's democratic dictatorship, led by the proletariat and based on the worker-peasant alliance, that is, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and in accordance with the actual need to strike the enemy and protect the people.
& J( ?) T) M8 ], Q6 i* U* h Article 2 The aim of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is to ensure that the facts of crimes shall be accurately and promptly ascertained, that the application of law shall be correct and that criminals shall be punished; to guarantee that innocent people shall not under go criminal prosecution; to educate citizens to voluntarily observe the law and actively struggle against criminal acts, in order to uphold the socialist legal system; to protect the citizens rights of the person, democratic rights and other rights; and to guarantee the smooth progress of the cause of the socialist revolution and socialist construction.
- L- J2 }; |/ Z5 o Article 3 The public security organs shall be responsible for investigation, detention and preliminary examination in criminal cases. The people's procuratorates shall be responsible for approving arrests, conducting procuratorial work (including investigation) and initiating public prosecution. The people's courts shall be responsible for adjudication. No other organ, organization or individual shall have the right to exercise such powers.
$ a8 ~. @. L4 X In conducting criminal proceedings, the people's courts, the people's procuratorates and the public security organs must strictly observe this Law and any relevant stipulations of other laws.
9 q2 S2 w$ a1 {! V3 U0 L! h. h Article 4 In conducting criminal proceedings, the people's courts, the people's procuratorates and the public security organs must rely on the masses, base themselves on facts and take the law as the criterion. The law applies equally to all citizens and no privilege whatsoever is permissible before the law. |