Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

of 5 October 2007 (Status as of 1 July 2023)


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Art. 122 General Provisions

1 The per­son suf­fer­ing harm may bring civil claims based on the of­fence as a private claimant in the crim­in­al pro­ceed­ings.

2 The re­l­at­ives of the vic­tim have the same right provided they bring their own civil claims against the ac­cused.

3 The civil pro­ceed­ings be­come pending when a de­clar­a­tion in ac­cord­ance with Art­icle 119 para­graph 2 let­ter b is made.

4 If a private claimant with­draws the civil claim be­fore the end of the main hear­ing be­fore the court of first in­stance, they may file the claim again in civil pro­ceed­ings.

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