Issuance of Summary order is an indictment, which does not necessarily go through trial process, when a public prosecutor demand one.
A Judge of district court may impose fine, minor fine or confiscation upon the accused(criminal defendant) by a Summary Order without ordinary proceedings of trial.
A public prosecutor usually issue of this order, only when they believe the charge of the matter is punishable by fine. It is A Judge of district court’s discretion to approve the dmand or not.
The accused(criminal defendant) can apply for a formal trial within seven days from the day on which he/she has received notification of a summary order.
Namely, Summary Order is only given when the crime of the accused is relatively minor, which can be punishable by fine. Is is a kind of indictment, and the finalized Summary Order(Summary Order is final upon the lapse of period for application for formal trial) has same effect as an irrevocable judgement.
So, when you think you are innocent with the imposed criminal charges, you can fight for your justice by applying for a formal trial against Summary Order.
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