Private prosecution dismissed for trivial harm; defendant ordered to pay lawyer fees and reimburse costs.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the criminal prosecution against the defendant due to the trivial social harm caused by the minor injury. While the prosecution was terminated, the court ordered the defendant to reimburse the private prosecutor's expenses and pay a reduced amount for the lawyer's fees. The decision balanced the low severity of the incident against the procedural costs incurred during the trial.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 17 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 622 k.p.k.; Art. 629 k.p.k.: In private prosecution cases dismissed for trivial social harm, the criminal proceedings are terminated, the private prosecutor is entitled to full reimbursement of fixed expenses, and the defendant must pay the prosecutor's legal costs at a rate determined by the Ministry of Justice regulations.