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VI Ka 446/25 AI generated

Court dismisses criminal appeal and terminates proceedings due to negligible social harm of the act.

Case Number VI Ka 446/25
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The District Court in Jelenia Góra dismissed the appeal filed by the private prosecutor against the first-instance judgment. The court found that the social harm caused by the defendant's act was negligible, leading to the termination of proceedings under Article 17 § 1 item 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in conjunction with Article 1 § 2 of the Criminal Code. Consequently, the proceedings were declared void, and the costs were allocated between the defendant and the state.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 17 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 1 § 2 k.k.: When the social harm of an act is negligible, criminal proceedings must be terminated regardless of the act's formal classification.

Keywords

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negligible social harm termination of proceedings neg peius principle private prosecutor appeal criminal liability threshold

Cited Legislation

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Art. 17 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k.
Art. 1 § 2 k.k.
Art. 632a § 1 k.p.k.
art. 191 § 1 k.k
art. 17 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 1 § 2 k.k
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k

Cited Case Law

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IV KK 382/10
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