Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Section 2 Cases of Private Prosecution

Article 204 Cases of private prosecution include the following cases:

(a) inform the handling situation;

(2) Minor criminal cases proved by the victim;

(3) Cases in which the victim has evidence to prove that the defendant has infringed upon his personal and property rights and should be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law, but the public security organ or the people's procuratorate will not investigate the criminal responsibility of the defendant.

Article 205 After examining a case of private prosecution, the people's court shall handle it according to the following circumstances:

(1) A case with clear criminal facts and sufficient evidence shall be heard in court;

(2) In a case of private prosecution lacking criminal evidence, if the private prosecutor cannot provide supplementary evidence, he shall persuade the private prosecutor to withdraw the private prosecution or make a ruling to dismiss it.

If the private prosecutor refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned twice according to law, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, it shall be treated as withdrawal.

In the course of court hearing, if the judges have doubts about the evidence and need to investigate and verify it, the provisions of Article 191 of this Law shall apply.