The subject of the article is to present the knotty issues of an important institution of criminal procedural law, which is the suspension of criminal proceedings. It presents the grounds for suspension contained primarily in Article 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but also indicates other regulations that allow the suspension of already conducted proceedings. It then discusses the prerequisites for the suspension of proceedings., the possibility of filing a complaint against the decision to suspend the proceedings, and the activities performed during the suspension.