Open AccessFrom “waiver of indictment” to “withdrawal of indictment”. Remarks on Article 14 § 2 of the Criminal Code
Author(s) -
Piotr Krzysztof Sowiński
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zeszyty naukowe uniwersytetu rzeszowskiego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1643-0484
DOI - 10.15584/znurprawo.2020.31.18
Subject(s) - indictment , waiver , law , political science , code (set theory) , criminal code , relation (database) , criminal procedure , criminal law , computer science , database , set (abstract data type) , programming language
This article discusses the issues related to the application of regulations included in Art. 14, § 2 of the Criminal Code where the withdrawal of the indictment by the public prosecutor was regulated. Moreover, the results of such an activity and the conditions of its performance were indicated. The rights of the accused and the injured party related to the withdrawal of the indictment and also the prohibition of the re-indictment against the same defendant in relation to the same criminal Act were discussed.