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Problems of initiation and consideration of criminal cases of private
- Authors: Starkina T.A.1
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- Judicial Precinct No. 155 of the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District of Moscow
- Issue: No 11 (2023)
- Pages: 104-111
- Section: Criminal law studies
- Submitted: 25.01.2026
- Accepted: 25.01.2026
- Published: 15.11.2023
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2072-909X/article/view/375725
- ID: 375725
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Abstract
The article examines the procedure and problems of initiating and considering criminal cases of private prosecution in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. The specific proceedings on cases of private prosecution are disclosed. Attention is drawn to the fact that private prosecution is such a kind of accusation in criminal procedure law, when criminal prosecution is initiated not on behalf of the state, in the actual absence of a preliminary investigation or inquiry, but on the complaint of the victim or his legal representative, filed directly with the justice of the peace. It reflects the problems of resolving numerous issues related to the initiation and consideration of criminal cases of private prosecution, as well as issues of ensuring the rights of citizens and observing the principle of competitiveness of the parties when considering cases of this category by a justice of the peace.
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Tatiana A. Starkina
Judicial Precinct No. 155 of the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District of Moscow
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Email: tastarkina@rambler.ru
Justice of the Peace
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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