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Mandatory preliminary chamber judge confirmation of prosecutor's order reopening criminal prosecution

Case Number ICCJ_123199
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, sitting as the Complete Panel for Resolving Questions of Law in Criminal Matters, ruled that a prosecutor's hierarchical superior order reopening criminal prosecution is subject to confirmation by the preliminary chamber judge, affirming the procedural rights of the accused to judicial oversight. This decision resolved a conflict of law raised by the Court of Appeal regarding whether such orders, issued pursuant to Article 335(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to reverse a lower prosecutor's decision and reinstate charges, require the mandatory confirmation under Article 335(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court held that this confirmation requirement applies universally to the reopening of criminal prosecution, covering both scenarios where the reversal results from the hierarchical appeal procedure under Article 336 et seq. and instances where the superior prosecutor reverses the decision *ex officio*.

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art.335 alin.4 din Codul de procedură penală, art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală; Mandatory preliminary chamber judge confirmation of prosecutor's order reopening criminal prosecution: This decision resolved a conflict of law raised by the Court of Appeal regarding whether such orders, issued pursuant to Article 335(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to reverse a lower prosecutor's decision and reinstate charges, require the mandatory confirmation under Article 335(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court held that this confirmation requirement applies universally to the reopening of criminal prosecution, covering both scenarios where the reversal results from the hierarchical appeal procedure under Article 336 et seq. and instances where the superior prosecutor reverses the decision *ex officio*.

Keywords

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procedural orders criminal prosecution judicial law preliminary decision reopening of proceedings e-justice

Cited Legislation

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art.335 alin.4 din Codul de procedură penală
Establishes the requirement for judicial confirmation of the prosecutor's decision to reopen criminal prosecution.
art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală
Governs the entry into force of the decision upon publication in the Official Monitor.
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Decizia nr. 27/2015
Scope of judicial confirmation for reopening criminal prosecution: applicability of Art. 335(4) CCP to both ex officio and complaint-based quashings by superior prosecutors.
ICCJ_164753
Standing of Chief Prosecutor to reopen criminal investigations under Art. 335(1) CPP following annulment by subordinate prosecutors
ICCJ_170763
Prosecutor General’s power to reopen prosecution limited to immediate hierarchical superior—appeal in the interest of the law admitted.
Decizia nr. 18/2020
Scope of "hierarchically superior prosecutor" for reopening criminal investigations under Article 335(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Decizia nr. 3820/2008
Mandatory initiation of criminal proceedings after judicial annulment of non-initiation resolution despite prosecutor's re-application of identical grounds

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art.335 alin.4 din Codul de procedură penală

Establishes the requirement for judicial confirmation of the prosecutor's decision to reopen criminal prosecution.

art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală

Governs the entry into force of the decision upon publication in the Official Monitor.

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

COMPLETUL PENTRU DEZLEGAREA UNOR CHESTIUNI DE DREPT

ÎN MATERIE PENALĂ

Minuta deciziei nr. 27 Dosar nr. 3061/1/2015/HP/P

Şedinţa publică din 29 octombrie 2015

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Galaţi în dosarul nr.524/44/2015, prin care se solicită pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept: dacă ordonanţa procurorului ierarhic superior, prin care în baza art.335 alin.1 din Codul de procedură penală este admisă plângerea persoanei vătămate şi se dispune infirmarea ordonanţei procurorului şi redeschiderea urmăririi penale, este supusă confirmării judecătorului de cameră preliminară potrivit art.335 alin.4 din Codul de procedură penală.

Stabileşte că, redeschiderea urmăririi penale prevăzută de art.335 din Codul de procedură penală este supusă confirmării judecătorului de cameră preliminară, atât în urma infirmării soluţiei procurorului de către procurorul ierarhic superior în procedura prevăzută de art.336 şi urm. din Codul de procedură penală, cât şi în cazul infirmării dispuse din oficiu.

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată, în şedinţă publică, astăzi 29 octombrie 2015.