FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of October 27, 2025 No. 392-FZ

About introduction of amendments to articles 458 and 459 of the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on October 21, 2025

Approved by the Federation Council on October 22, 2025

Bring in the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 2001, No. 52, the Art. 4921) the following changes:

Article 458 to state 1) in the following edition:

"Article 458. The direction of the criminal case file for implementation of criminal prosecution outside the territory of the Russian Federation

In case of impossibility during pre-judicial or judicial proceedings of carrying out legal proceedings with participation of person, the suspect accused of crime execution in connection with its stay outside the territory of the Russian Federation the criminal case file is transferred for the solution of question of possibility of the direction them to competent authorities of foreign state for implementation of criminal prosecution of such person in the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation which in the presence of the bases addresses according to the international treaty of the Russian Federation or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity to competent authorities of foreign state with request about implementation of criminal prosecution of such person. During legal proceedings the decision on transfer of the criminal case file in the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation is made by court according to the petition of the party or on own initiative.";

2) in Article 459:

a) state part one in the following edition:

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