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1.2.2. The Judge should determine time limit of preparation for hearing


Related legal documents
  • CrPC (Article 176)
  • Resolution No. 04/2004/NQ-HDTP dated 5 November 2004 of the SPCJC (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 04/2004) (Sub-section 1.2 of Section 1 of Part I; Sub-section 1.3 of Section 1 of Part I)

  • Main tasks and practical skills:

    • Pursuant to Article 176 of the CrPC, Sub-sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Section 1 of Resolution No. 04/2004-NQ-HDTP dated 05 December 2004 of the SPCJC, the Judge shall determine the time limit for the preparation for the hearing of the case, in order to ensure the case will be heard within the stipulated time, especially in cases where the Judge who is assigned to preside at the trial makes a decision on bringing the case to trial.
    • An extension of the time limit may be made in the following cases only:
      - A case which has multiple accused that committed multiple or organized crimes;
      - A case relating to multiple fields or covering multiple localities;
      - A case containing inconsistent documents and evidence in which it takes time to classify and study the documents enclosed in the case file or to ask for opinions of a professional body.
    • The extension should be granted in accordance with Sub-section 1.3 of Section I of Part I of Resolution No. 04/2004.