2024/9/2 凌晨12:26 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years. A judicial officer who intentionally delivers a judgment or an order against the facts or the law in civil or administrative proceedings, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. A judicial officer who, being seriously remiss in his duty or abusing his office in the execution of a judgment or ruling, fails to take preservation measures in litigation in accordance with the law, or fails to perform his legal duty of execution, or unlawfully takes preservation measures in litigation or compulsory enforcement measures, thereby causing heavy losses to the interests of a party or others, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody. If extremely heavy losses are caused to the interests of a party or others, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. A judicial officer who accepts bribes and commits an act as prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs, which also constitutes a crime as prescribed in Article 385 of this Law, shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions that specify a heavier punishment. Article 399a Whoever, in performing his duty of arbitration in accordance with the law, intentionally makes a ruling against the facts or the law, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years. Article 400 A judicial officer who, without authorization, releases a criminal suspect, defendant or convict in custody, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or shortterm custody. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years. A judicial officer who, being seriously remiss in his duty, causes a criminal suspect, defendant or convict in custody to escape, if the consequences are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody. If the consequences are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years. Article 401 A judicial officer who, by engaging in malpractices for personal gains, grants commutation, parole, or temporary serving of the sentence outside the prison to a criminal who fails to meet the requirements for these measures, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years. Article 402 An administrative officer of law enforcement who, by engaging in malpractices for personal gains, fails to refer a case that should be referred to the judicial organ for investigating the en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_14.htm 2/6