Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC)

Art. 360CrimPC from 2020

Art. 360 Indictment

¹ The indictment shall contain:

a.

the details required in accordance with Articles 325 and 326;

b.

the sentence;

c.

any measures;

d.

instructions related to the imposition of a suspended sentence;

e.

the revocation of suspended sentences or parole;

f.

the ruling on the civil claims made by the private claimant;

g.

the ruling on costs and damages;

h.

notice to the parties that by consenting to the indictment, they waive their rights to ordinary proceedings and their rights of appeal.

² The public prosecutor shall serve the indictment on the parties. The parties must declare within ten days whether they consent to the indictment or not. Consent is irrevocable.

³ If the private claimant fails to give written notice rejecting the indictment within the time limit, he or she is deemed to have consented to it.

⁴ If the parties consent, the public prosecutor shall pass the indictment with the files to the court of first instance.

⁵ If any party rejects the indictment, the public prosecutor shall conduct ordinary preliminary proceedings.