（Adopted on September 10， 1981）
颁布日期：19810910 　实施日期：19810910 　颁布单位：全国人大常委会

Since 1981， the time limits for band ling cases as stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Law have begin to be carried out comprehensively throughout the country， and the great majority of criminal cases can be concluded within the legally prescribed time limits. However， a small number of criminal cases which are complicated or involve outlying areas with poor communication have not been concluded within the legally prescribed time limits because of poor communications， lack of manpower or other such conditions. In view of this the 20th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress has decided， following a suggestion made by the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Supreme People's Court， that criminal cases accepted after January 1， 1981 shall in general be handled within the time limits for band ling cases as stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Law， except for a small number of criminal cases which are complicated or involve outlying areas with poor communications and which cannot be handled within the time limits stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Law for investigation， prosecution， adjudication of first instance and adjudication of second instance； for such cases， the standing committees of the people's congresses of the provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government may， from 1981through 1983， decide upon or approve an appropriate extension of the time limits for band ling them