The article is devoted to the problem of determining the essence of criminal prosecution
as an institution of criminal procedural law. , as well as establishing the ratio of prosecution in
criminal proceedings and prosecution. On the basis of the research of the scientific positions of
certain scholars-processualists on the essence of criminal prosecution as a criminal procedural
category, it was concluded that criminal prosecution is the leading independent function of
criminal proceedings, which covers: the beginning of pre-trial criminal proceedings by making
information to the IDRD, notification of suspicion to a particular person, obtaining evidence
proving suspicion of a criminal offense, justification of the prosecution of the defendant’s guilt
and the need to apply it criminal punishment.
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