Criminal proceedings may not be initiated and punishment may not be imposed other than in conformity with the procedure specified in this Code or in other laws.
Crimes committed by military personnel in active service, except those military offenses subject to court-martial, shall be prosecuted and punished in accordance with this Code.
Where the criminal proceedings of a case were conducted pursuant to special laws owing to limitation of time or region and no final judgment has yet been rendered thereon, upon elimination of said limitation, the case shall be prosecuted and punished in accordance with this Code.

Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.

A public official who conducts proceedings in a criminal case shall give equal attention to circumstances both favorable and unfavorable to an accused.
An accused may request the public official specified in the preceding paragraph to take necessary measures favorable to the accused.

Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.

The term "party" as used in this Code refers to a public prosecutor, a private prosecutor, or an accused.

Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.