The present 12th edition of the book coincides with the unexpected modifications first of law 5172/2025 and subsequently of laws 5187/2025 and 5197/2025, which are characterized by evident severity and signify upheavals in the functional coherence of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CPC).

The objective of this edition is also the comprehensive structure of the work, the understandable interpretative integration of the provisions of the (new) CPC, and the functional inclusion of the interventions of the new legislative texts. Moreover, through the combined analytical presentation of the views of theory and the guidelines of case law, solutions are provided that are theoretically substantiated and practically applicable. The interpretation that results supports the practice, but at the same time, it is supported by it.

The book with the present edition already covers a chronological span of more than twenty years, during which its contribution to the understanding of Criminal Procedure has been particularly appreciated and has served as a useful aid in the field of practical criminal law.