Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ Where the pro­ceed­ings re­late to an of­fence that is pro­sec­uted only on com­plaint, the pub­lic pro­sec­utor may sum­mon the com­plain­ant and the ac­cused to a hear­ing with the aim of achiev­ing a set­tle­ment. If the com­plain­ant fails to at­tend, the com­plaint is deemed to have been with­drawn.

² If con­sid­er­a­tion is be­ing giv­en to an ex­emp­tion from pun­ish­ment due to re­par­a­tion be­ing made in ac­cord­ance with Art­icle 53 SCC¹⁵⁹, the pub­lic pro­sec­utor shall in­vite the per­son suf­fer­ing harm and the ac­cused to a hear­ing with the aim of agree­ing on re­par­a­tion.

³ If an agree­ment is reached, this shall be placed on re­cord and signed by those in­volved. The pub­lic pro­sec­utor shall then aban­don the pro­ceed­ings.

⁴ If the ac­cused fails to at­tend a hear­ing in ac­cord­ance with para­graphs 1 or 2 or if no agree­ment is reached, the pub­lic pro­sec­utor shall im­me­di­ately pro­ceed with the in­vest­ig­a­tion. In cases where it is jus­ti­fied, it may re­quire the com­plain­ant to provide se­cur­ity for costs and dam­ages with­in ten days.