II K 488/17
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Court dismisses prosecution for accounting crimes due to negligible social harm from a shell company's non-existence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the prosecution against a liquidator charged with multiple accounting offenses for failing to submit annual financial reports. Although the defendant neglected statutory duties, the court found the social harm negligible because the company existed only on paper and conducted no actual business for over two decades. Consequently, the court applied the provision allowing dismissal of proceedings due to the minor nature of the offense.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 29 września 1994 r. o rachunkowości; Kodeks postępowania karnego art. 17 § 1 pkt 3 w zw. z art. 91 § 1 kk: When accounting offenses involve a shell company with no actual activity, the social harm is deemed negligible, warranting dismissal of proceedings.
Keywords
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accounting offenses
liquidator duties
negligible social harm
shell company
dismissal of proceedings
financial reporting
criminal liability
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 69 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 29 września 1994 r. o rachunkowości
art. 79 pkt. 4 Ustawy o rachunkowości
art. 115 § 2 kk
art. 17 § 1 pkt 3 kpk
art. 91 § 1 kk
art. 632 pkt 2 kpk