Abstract
The paper discusses the issue of the development of particular accusatory complaints in
the Polish criminal trial. In the first place, a standard indictment and a simplified one, and
next an indictment with a motion to issue a sentence without a trial are discussed. Separate
deliberations are devoted to a subsidiary complaint, and a private and mutual indictment. In
addition, a motion to conditionally suspend a proceeding and a motion to issue a sentence in
an accelerated proceeding are analysed. The article also analyses the main tendencies towards
legislative changes and presents legislative motives and the stance of the doctrine.