Article 637 of the Criminal Procedure Law

LIBRO II · TÍTULO XI — De la conclusión del sumario y del sobreseimiento

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Text in force since 1 June 1997.

The text below is the official Spanish wording of this provision; the summary and guidance above are in English.

Procederá el sobreseimiento libre: 1.º Cuando no existan indicios racionales de haberse perpetrado el hecho que hubiere dado motivo a la formación de la causa. 2.º Cuando el hecho no sea constitutivo de delito. 3.º Cuando aparezcan exentos de responsabilidad criminal los procesados como autores, cómplices o encubridores.

Source: Official State Gazette (BOE). Current consolidated text. BOE-A-1882-6036

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