Forms of prosecuting in the Polish criminal trial

Absztrakt

The subject of this article is to analyse forms of prosecuting in the Polish criminal trial. The author discusses the following issues related to the title issue: the essence of prosecuting, type of criminal offence and manner of prosecuting versus choice of prosecuting option, public prosecution, private prosecution, and Auxiliary prosecution. Discussion of statistical data is also part of the analysis. The article is built around the thesis that the functioning of the three options of prosecution in Polish criminal proceedings depends, as can be seen, on the type of offence committed. Whether the crime is public or private depends on the choice of the appropriate prosecution option.