General provisions of the return of the criminal case to the prosecutor in accordance with article 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation

This article examines the institution of the court returning a criminal case to the prosecutor in accordance with Article 237 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, its purpose and grounds. The article points out the importance of distinguishing the return of the criminal case to the prosecutor from the return of the criminal case for additional investigation. The author gives an example of judicial practice, according to which the court returned the criminal prosecutor in accordance with Article 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation.