High Court of Cassation and Justice
PRESS RELEASE
In its session of 7 October 2024, the High Court of Cassation and Justice – Panel for Appeals in the interest of the Law, lawfully established in each Case, considered two appeals in the interest of the law and returned the following Judgments:
Decision No. 17 in case No. 1300/1/2024
Sustains the appeal in the interest of the law brought by the General Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of Article 587 para. (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it establishes that the court that has jurisdiction to rule on the complaint filed against the judgment rendered by a district court concerning parole is the hierarchical superior court of the district court that has rendered the contested judgment, within the district of which the place of detention was located at the time the parole request was filed.
Mandatory, according to the provisions of Art. 474 para. (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Delivered in public session today, 7 October 2024.
Decision No. 18 in case No. 1340/1/2024
Sustains the appeal in the interest of the law brought by The Governing Board of the Court of Appeal of Suceava and, accordingly, establishes that:
In interpreting and applying the provisions of Art. 103 para. (1) d) of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 195/2002 regarding the traffic on public roads, republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, in the form in force until 29.06.2024 (the date on which the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 84/2024 for the amendment and completion of some normative acts in order to increase road safety entered into force), the term “bodily injury” refers to traumatic injuries or damage to a person’s health, the seriousness of which is assessed by at least one day of medical care.
Mandatory, according to the provisions of Article 517 paragraph (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Delivered in public session today, 7 October 2024
After the justification is written and the Judgment signed it shall be published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I.