Criminal cases related to cheques in the light of the omani litigation procedures facilitation law pursuant to royal decree no. 125/2020

Abstract

The study included the legal nature of the different forms of crimes committed on cheques by highlighting the most important crimes on cheques and how they are dealt with before the judiciary under the law of facilitating litigation procedures. The study was divided into two sections, where the first section dealt with the legal nature of crimes agains t cheques by dealing with the concept of the cheque and its characteristics in addition to images of crimes against the cheque. To achieve the objectives of the article, doctrinal legal research methodology using a qualitative approach was adopted. The study reached results, the most important of which are the procedures specified the period within which the cheque case must be decided within a maximum period of 60 days, and the legislator limited the litigation stage in this type of case to two levels, primary and appeal only. Therefore, the rulings issued by the Court of Appeal regarding cheque offenses are not subject to appeal before the Supreme Court. The study also recommended that the legislator make a special regulation for the duration of the cheque case in the pre-trial stage, whether before the police station or the public prosecution, in addition to specifying a specific period of time for this case to remain with these authorities, in order to ensure the speedy consideration and decision on it.

Keywords: Cheques, Crimes, Cheque lawsuits, litigation procedures facilitation law.