Article 299-1. The content of the indictment drawn up by persons conducting a pre-trial investigation The Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The indictment consists of an introductory, descriptive, motivational and resolute parts.

     2. The introductory part specifies:

     1) the date and place of the indictment;

     2) the position, surname and initials of the person who drafted the indictment;

     3) last name, first name and patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document), date, month, year and place of birth of the suspect.

     3. The descriptive and motivational part sets out:

     1) the event, time, place of the committed criminal offense, its method, motive, consequences, qualifications and other circumstances;

     2) information about the victim, the nature and amount of the damage caused to him;

     3) information about the property obtained by committing a criminal offense;

     4) circumstances aggravating and mitigating the responsibility of the suspect;

     5) information about the suspect (nationality, marital status, occupation, education, place of residence, criminal record), other data characterizing him, and the preventive measure chosen against him;

     6) a list of evidence confirming the circumstances that serve as the basis for the person's accusation;

     7) information about the circumstances that are prerequisites for the use of alcohol, drug or other addiction treatment.

     4. The operative part of the indictment indicates the surname, first name and patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document) of the suspect, the specific article, part and paragraph of the article of the criminal law that qualifies the act charged against him, and the referral of the criminal case by the person conducting the pre-trial investigation to the prosecutor to resolve the issue of approving the indictment and sending the criminal case to the court for consideration on the merits.

     5. The indictment is signed by the person who drafted it.

     6. If a person is accused of committing several criminal offenses provided for in different articles, parts or paragraphs of the criminal law, the indictment must specify the qualifications of each of these criminal offenses separately.

     When several persons are accused of committing a single criminal offense, the indictment specifies the qualification of the criminal offense in relation to each suspect.

     7. The documents provided for in the third part of Article 299 of this Code shall be attached to the indictment.

The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 1, 2026, No. 331-VIII SAM 

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