The article examines the legal framework governing criminal investigations and proceedings in the Republic of Uzbekistan, focusing on the Criminal Procedure Code. It outlines provisions related to inquiry, preliminary investigation, evidence gathering, rights of suspects and accused, prosecutorial oversight, and court procedures. The study emphasizes the systematic approach of the Uzbek criminal justice system, highlighting adherence to due process, procedural fairness, transparency, and accountability. It notes constraints on interrogation duration, attestation requirements for investigative actions, prosecutorial supervision safeguards, and judicial review principles. The legal structure is robust, emphasizing procedural fairness, truth-seeking, and accountability. However, practical enforcement remains a challenge, with institutional inertia and some gaps facilitating abuse. Oversight systems require more resources and autonomy. Political will exists to address these limitations. The article suggests reforms to balance efficiency with upholding rule of law ideals, including enhancing defendant protections, tightening evidence rules, requiring recorded interrogations, and limiting incommunicado detentions. It also highlights the need for transitional justice, community policing, and public campaigns to foster cultural change. Uzbekistan has the capacity to transform its criminal justice system into one that upholds integrity. The study uses doctrinal legal analysis to examine the code's provisions, including investigation powers, rights of suspects, evidence gathering protocols, prosecutorial supervision, and judicial review. It also discusses the legal framework for handling requests from foreign institutions regarding criminal cases involving Uzbek nationals, including extradition procedures and the conditions for extradition. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the procedural framework for the collection of evidence, including various methods such as interrogation, confrontation, identification, verification of testimony, experiments, and the tapping of conversations via telephones and other communication devices. The article highlights the importance of recording interrogations, ensuring that the duration of interrogation does not exceed eight hours, and the right of the accused to testify. It also discusses the procedures for the identification process, verification of testimony at the crime scene, and the grounds for conducting experiments in the investigative process. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the procedural framework for the impoundment of property as part of the enforcement of sentences related to civil claims, property penalties, and confiscation of property in Uzbekistan. The article highlights the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the role of inquiry officers, investigators, and procurators in addressing the root causes of criminal activities and creating conditions conducive to their commission. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the precise methodology for calculating time limitsThe article examines the legal framework governing criminal investigations and proceedings in the Republic of Uzbekistan, focusing on the Criminal Procedure Code. It outlines provisions related to inquiry, preliminary investigation, evidence gathering, rights of suspects and accused, prosecutorial oversight, and court procedures. The study emphasizes the systematic approach of the Uzbek criminal justice system, highlighting adherence to due process, procedural fairness, transparency, and accountability. It notes constraints on interrogation duration, attestation requirements for investigative actions, prosecutorial supervision safeguards, and judicial review principles. The legal structure is robust, emphasizing procedural fairness, truth-seeking, and accountability. However, practical enforcement remains a challenge, with institutional inertia and some gaps facilitating abuse. Oversight systems require more resources and autonomy. Political will exists to address these limitations. The article suggests reforms to balance efficiency with upholding rule of law ideals, including enhancing defendant protections, tightening evidence rules, requiring recorded interrogations, and limiting incommunicado detentions. It also highlights the need for transitional justice, community policing, and public campaigns to foster cultural change. Uzbekistan has the capacity to transform its criminal justice system into one that upholds integrity. The study uses doctrinal legal analysis to examine the code's provisions, including investigation powers, rights of suspects, evidence gathering protocols, prosecutorial supervision, and judicial review. It also discusses the legal framework for handling requests from foreign institutions regarding criminal cases involving Uzbek nationals, including extradition procedures and the conditions for extradition. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the procedural framework for the collection of evidence, including various methods such as interrogation, confrontation, identification, verification of testimony, experiments, and the tapping of conversations via telephones and other communication devices. The article highlights the importance of recording interrogations, ensuring that the duration of interrogation does not exceed eight hours, and the right of the accused to testify. It also discusses the procedures for the identification process, verification of testimony at the crime scene, and the grounds for conducting experiments in the investigative process. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the procedural framework for the impoundment of property as part of the enforcement of sentences related to civil claims, property penalties, and confiscation of property in Uzbekistan. The article highlights the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the role of inquiry officers, investigators, and procurators in addressing the root causes of criminal activities and creating conditions conducive to their commission. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring that individuals are not subjected to criminal liability in Uzbekistan for crimes committed before extradition without the consent of the extraditing state. It also discusses the precise methodology for calculating time limits