自诉案件，是指公民个人依法可以直接向人民法院起诉，要求人民法院依法追究被告人刑事责任，而人民法院依法可以直接立案并审理的案件。由于在司法实践中，自诉案件的审理存在着诸多问题，使一些案件久拖不决，或处理不当，造成当事人缠诉或上访事件。不仅不能缓解群众对立冲 A case of private prosecution refers to a case in which a citizen may directly institute legal proceedings in a people’s court according to law and requires the people’s court to investigate the criminal responsibility of the defendant in accordance with the law and the case that a people’s court can directly put on record and handle according to law. In judicial practice, there are many problems in the trial of private prosecution cases. Some cases have been dragged on for a long time or handled improperly, resulting in the complainants’ appeals or petitions. Not only can not alleviate the opposition of the masses