Article 252: No Court Fees in Criminal Cases

Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section

1. Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 3330/2566 (2023)

   Under section 252 a court of justice may not demand fees in a criminal case beyond those this Chapter provides, so a defendant need not pay the court filing fee, including on the civil part of a criminal appeal.

   Because this Chapter does not provide otherwise for defendants and a filing fee is a form of fee, the defendants owed no filing fee on appeal; the Court held the appellate court properly heard the civil part despite non-payment.

2. Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 740/2566 (2023)

   Section 252 bars a court from charging a defendant costs not provided in this Chapter, such as the cost of serving a copy of the appeal.

   The Court held that collecting 360 baht from the defendant for serving the appeal copy was unlawful under section 252 and, as a matter of public order, raised and corrected the point on its own.

3. Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 637/2563 (2020)

   Money a petitioner deposits to serve copies of a petition and hearing notices is not a fee prohibited by section 252, so requiring that deposit is lawful.

   In a proceeding to recover seized property before the IP and IT Court, the Court held the service-cost deposit is not among the fees section 252 forbids, so requiring it was correct.

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