The subject of the article is the analysis of judicial activities in pre-trial proceedings. The authors present model considerations of the pre-trial model taking into account the solutions found in selected countries. Then they analyze the role of the court in the model of pre-trial proceedings on the basis of the current provisions of the 1997 Code of Criminal Procedure. The key element of the article is the conclusions on the model solutions and postulates de lege ferenda. According to the authors, it is the judicial factor that
is the guarantor of the rule of law in pre-trial proceedings, so it should be sought to strengthen it and expand the scope of the court's activities at this stage of the proceedings.