V K 97/18
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Conditional dismissal of traffic accident prosecution due to minor injury and victim's forgiveness under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court conditionally dismissed the prosecution for causing a traffic accident involving minor injuries. The defendant argued for leniency based on the minor nature of the harm and the victim's explicit forgiveness. The court accepted these mitigating factors, ruling that the social danger of the act was insufficient to warrant a full trial.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 6 czerwca 1997 r. – Kodeks karny (art. 179, § 1); Ustawa z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. – Kodeks postępowania karnego (art. 400, § 1): Conditional dismissal is appropriate when the offense involves minor consequences and the victim forgives the perpetrator, indicating low social danger.
Keywords
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conditional dismissal
traffic accident
minor injury
victim forgiveness
social danger
Kodeks karny
postępowanie warunkowe
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 179 § 1 Kodeksu karnego
art. 400 § 1 Kodeksu postępowania karnego
Full text
warunkowe umorzenie postępowania w sprawie spowodowania wypadku komunikacyjnego