At the dissertation level, a comprehensive study of judicial control proceedings in pre-trial investigation was conducted.
Within the framework of the author's proposed periodization of the historical aspect of the emergence and development of legislation, the stages of the formation of judicial control are analyzed, starting from the origins of its origin to the present time. The scientific discussion regarding the understanding of the concept of judicial control is outlined and the classification of forms of judicial control proceedings on different grounds (classifiers) is proposed.
The need to define in the legislation the general rule of territorial jurisdiction of cases to the investigating judge and alternative jurisdiction, which will be applied in the case of an appeal to the investigating judge in the manner established by Art. 303 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Code) and Art. 206 of the Code. The justified expediency of adding Art. 3 of the Code by the term "location of the pre-trial investigation body". An algorithm for implementing the provisions of Part 2 of Art. 206 Code.
To ensure the timeliness of judicial control, amendments to Art. 163 of the Code and additions to Art. 81 of the Code as a separate part. The arguments given regarding the expediency of regulating the right of the investigating judge to leave the submitted petition or complaint without consideration in the event of non-appearance of the person who filed them, in connection with which the proposed changes to Art. 306 of the Code. The grounds for the return of petitions, in particular, those submitted in violation of the rules of jurisdiction, have been determined; submitted by persons who do not have the right to do so; consideration of which does not belong to the powers of the investigating judge.
Five "stages" of judicial control proceedings are distinguished: 1) the stage of resolving the issue of the possibility of judicial control upon the relevant appeal of the subjects of criminal proceedings; 2) the stage of organization of consideration of the appeal; 3) the stage of considering the merits of a complaint, statement or request; 4) the stage of making a decision based on the results of consideration of a complaint, statement or request; 5) stage of implementation of the decision. The general procedure for consideration of petitions, statements and complaints is proposed, taking into account judicial practice and provisions regulating the rules of judicial proceedings.
The necessity and possibility of consideration of petitions, statements or complaints in the absence of participants in criminal proceedings was analyzed and amendments were proposed to part 3 of Article 295-1 of the Code.
The actual problem of judicial control proceedings - the abuse of procedural rights by parties to criminal proceedings - has been studied. The author's draft of amendments to the Code regarding the participation of the victim in the court session considering the petition for the application of a preventive measure to the suspect is proposed.
The limits of the investigative judge's activity in the process of evidence during judicial control are defined and the conclusion is formulated that the investigating judge is an active subject in criminal proceedings at the pre-trial investigation stage. However, the activity of the investigating judge should not be aimed at confirming or refuting the evidence provided by the subjects of the evidence, but at clarifying the circumstances, the establishment of which is necessary for consideration of the application, petition or complaint on the merits and the adoption of a legal, justified and motivated decision.
It is proposed to amend the Code in order to grant the right to the investigating judge when considering all motions, statements or complaints on his own initiative to hear any witness or examine any materials of criminal proceedings.
In the case of a decision concerning the rights, freedoms or interests of a person who is not a participant in criminal proceedings, his right to an appeal needs to be legally enshrined in Clause 10 Part 1 of Art. 393 of the Code. There is a well-founded need to supplement part 1 of Art. 309 of the Code, paragraph 14 of the following content: "during the pre-trial investigation, rulings of the investigating judge, the rulings of which are not provided for by this Code, may be appealed in the appeal procedure." Amendments to Art. 398 of the Code regarding the determination of the powers of the appellate court to leave without motion an appeal against the decision of the investigating judge, in the event of establishing that the complaint does not meet the requirements of Art. 398 of the Code.
The need to expand the powers of the appellate court in making decisions based on the results of the review of the appeal against the rulings of investigating judges and the proposed changes to Part 3 of Art. 407 of the Code.
