Optimization of File Return of Case Files at The Pre-Indictment Stage in Realizing an Integrated Criminal Justice System Based on Law Number 20 of 2025 Concerning The Book Of Criminal Procedure

Fitri Julianti

doi:10.33019/jph.v4i2.614

Authors

Fitri Julianti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33019/jph.v4i2.614

Keywords:

Pre-prosecution, Return of Case Files, Law Number 20 of 2025, Integrated Criminal Justice System, Dominus Litis

Abstract

The enactment of Law Number 20 of 2025 concerning the Code of Criminal Procedure (New KUHAP) brings a fundamental transformation to Indonesia's criminal justice system, especially at the pre-indictment stage. Previously, under Law Number 8 of 1981, the mechanism of returning case files (the back-and-forth file phenomenon) between investigators and the public prosecutor often triggered protracted delays (undue delay), which threatened the principles of speedy, simple, and low-cost justice. This study aims to analyze the optimization of returning case files at the pre-indictment stage based on Law Number 20 of 2025 and its implications for the realization of an Integrated Criminal Justice System (Integrated Criminal Justice System/ICJS). Through normative legal research methods with a statutory approach and conceptual approach, this study evaluates new mechanisms such as time limitation strict, joint case exposure (joint case exposure), as well as digital-based coordination through an Information Technology-Based Integrated Criminal Justice System. The research results show that Law Number 20 of 2025 fundamentally changes the pre-prosecution paradigm by strengthening the principle of dominus litis also forcing an increase in the institutional competence of Investigators. This synchronization cuts down the "ping-pong" phenomenon of case files, minimizes human rights violations, and promotes horizontal integration among law enforcement officials in Indonesia

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