Current comparative legal aspects of termination of criminal prosecution within the framework of pre-trial proceedings

The article is devoted to a comparative legal analysis of individual grounds for termination of criminal prosecution at the pre-trial stage in foreign countries. The author, based on the analysis of a number of norms of foreign criminal procedure legislation, identified the main trends characterizing its modern development in this area; compared the grounds for termination of a criminal case and criminal prosecution known in Russian and foreign practice. Based on the results of the work, the author substantiates conclusions regarding possible prospects for further development of Russian legislative regulation of termination of criminal prosecution and optimization of the relevant law enforcement practice, taking into account current foreign experience.