LAWS REGULATIONS
The 15 circumstances for reduced punishment as stipulated by the Criminal Law.
According to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the statutory mitigating circumstances for defendants in criminal cases are as follows: 1. Persons who are over fourteen but under eighteen years of age committing a crime should be given a lighter or reduced punishment. 2. Persons who are over seventy-five years of age committing intentional crimes may receive a lighter or reduced punishment; for negligent crimes, they should receive a lighter or reduced punishment. 3. Mentally ill individuals who have not completely lost the ability to recognize or control their own behavior when committing a crime may receive a lighter or reduced punishment. 4. Individuals who are both deaf and mute or blind committing a crime may receive a lighter, reduced, or exempted punishment. 5. Exceeding the necessary limits in emergency self-defense.
According to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the statutory mitigating circumstances for defendants in criminal cases are:
1. Persons who are over fourteen but under eighteen years of age committing a crime should be given a lighter or reduced punishment.
2. Persons over seventy-five years of age who commit intentional crimes may receive a lighter or reduced punishment; for negligent crimes, they should receive a lighter or reduced punishment.
3. Mentally ill persons who have not completely lost the ability to recognize or control their behavior when committing a crime may receive a lighter or reduced punishment.
4. Deaf-mute individuals or blind persons committing a crime may receive a lighter, reduced, or exempt punishment.
5. If the damage caused by emergency avoidance exceeds the necessary limit, the punishment should be reduced or exempted.
6. For preparatory offenders, punishment may be reduced or exempted in comparison to completed offenders.
7. For attempted offenders, punishment may be reduced or lightened in comparison to completed offenders.
8. For those who cease committing a crime without causing damage, punishment should be exempted; if damage is caused, punishment should be reduced.
9. For accomplices, punishment should be reduced or exempted.
10. For those who are coerced into committing a crime, punishment should be reduced or exempted according to their circumstances.
11. If the person incited does not commit the incited crime, the instigator may receive a lighter or reduced punishment.
12. Those who voluntarily surrender after committing a crime and truthfully confess their crimes are considered to have surrendered. For criminals who surrender, punishment may be reduced or lightened. Among them, those with lighter crimes may be exempted from punishment.
13. If a criminal suspect does not have the surrender circumstances specified in the previous two clauses but truthfully confesses their crimes, they may receive a lighter punishment; if their truthful confession prevents particularly serious consequences, punishment may be reduced.
14. Criminals who expose others' criminal behavior, which is verified to be true, or provide important clues that lead to the resolution of other cases, may receive a lighter or reduced punishment; those with significant meritorious performance may receive a reduced or exempt punishment.
15. Bribers who voluntarily confess their bribery behavior before being prosecuted may receive a reduced or exempt punishment.
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