ABOUT THE DEPOSIT OF EVIDENCE AS A WAY TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE EVIDENCE УДК 343.1

Abstract

The article proposes to consider the deposition of evidence as an important component of the activities of the investigative bodies of the investigator, prosecutor, court and other entities to ensure criminal procedural evidence. The content of the relevant legal institutions of foreign countries is analyzed. Proposals to improve the current legislation in the direction of developing the institution of depositing evidence in the context of the doctrinal model of the criminal procedural law of evidence of the Russian Federation are being considered. The author supports the position of the developers of the doctrine on the introduction of new forms of providing evidence by the investigating judge, however, only in line with strengthening the adversarial principles of the pre-trial stages of the process, as the main condition for the corresponding innovations. The author shares the position of a number of scientists regarding the extension of the notary's scope of activity to criminal proceedings in the format of providing them with evidence by recording information located on the Internet.