According to Article 72 of the Criminal Law, a criminal sentenced to criminal detention or fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years may be suspended if he meets the following conditions at the same time, and a suspension of sentence shall be announced for those under the age of 18, pregnant women and those who have reached the age of 75:
(1) The circumstances of the crime are relatively minor;
(2) Show repentance;
(3) There is no danger of committing another crime;
(4) Proclamation of probation has no significant adverse impact on the community where they live.
When a suspension of sentence is declared, it may, according to the circumstances of the crime, prohibit criminals from engaging in specific activities, entering specific areas and places and contacting specific people during the probation period for suspension of sentence. If a supplementary punishment is imposed on a criminal whose sentence is suspended, the supplementary punishment must still be executed.
According to Article 77 of the Criminal Law, if a criminal whose sentence has been suspended commits a new crime during the probation period for suspension of sentence, or if it is found that there are other crimes for which he has not been sentenced before the judgment is pronounced, the suspension shall be revoked, a judgment shall be rendered for the newly committed or discovered crime, and the punishment to be executed shall be determined according to the provisions of Article 69 of this Law from the punishments imposed for the former and the latter crimes.
If, during the probation period for suspension of sentence, a criminal whose sentence has been suspended violates the laws, administrative regulations or the provisions of the relevant departments of the State Council on supervision and administration of suspension of sentence, or violates the prohibition order in the judgment of the people's court, if the circumstances are serious, the suspension shall be revoked and the original sentence executed.