Up to the legal status of the complainant during the criminal proceedings in court

In the article the issues are researched of the legal status of the complainant in the criminal court proceedings, the characteristics of his rights and their realization guarantees are given. The analysis is done of the complainant right to have a representative, to know about the accusations presented to the defendant, to collect and represent the evidences, to get certain resolutions concerning the case, to claim requests for safety measures and a number of others. The defects of the legislation are found associated with the moment of recognizing the person as a complainant, the terms of providing him with the proceedings documentation, absence of liability for legal persons-complainants for failure to fulfill the procedural duties, and some other problems of the law application. The proposals are given on the legislation improvement.