Criminal offences

Criminal Offences in Georgia

Evidence-led guidance to common allegations under Georgian criminal law.

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Evidence-led guidance to common allegations under Georgian criminal law.

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Use this section by event, accusation or role

Plain-English guidance on common criminal accusations in Georgia, focusing on legal elements, evidence, procedure and defence.

An accusation is made, but the factual account, legal classification and reliability of the supporting evidence remain contested. The correct legal route depends on the documents, the participant's procedural status, the investigating authority and the current stage—not simply the label attached to the accusation.

Our organising principles

Identify the conduct the prosecution must establish

Test identification, intent, causation and credibility

Preserve exculpatory and contextual evidence

Assess lawful defences and alternative classifications

Georgian Criminal Code — explained

Articles readers often encounter in this area

Use these Criminal Code articles as research entry points. Open the full CriminalLawyers.ge guide first for context, evidence issues and defence or victim-side analysis; the official consolidated Georgian Criminal Code and PDF route are linked at the end of each guide.

Article 177

Theft

Concerns covert taking of another person's movable property; possession, ownership, identification and intent require proof.

Read full guide →Article 178

Robbery

Differs from theft because the alleged taking is open; the facts may require comparison with theft or aggravated robbery.

Read full guide →Article 179

Aggravated robbery

Potentially relevant where an attack is alleged for the purpose of taking property using violence or a qualifying threat.

Read full guide →Article 181

Extortion

Potentially relevant to a property demand accompanied by a qualifying threat; the demand, threat, purpose and communications should be examined together.

Read full guide →Article 151

Threat

Requires examination of the alleged threat and whether it produced a reasonable fear that it would be carried out.

Read full guide →Article 117, 118 and 120

Intentional bodily-injury provisions

Articles 117, 118 and 120 address different classifications of intentional harm. Article 119 is deleted, so the medical classification, causation, intent and any claimed self-defence must be mapped to the current provisions.

Read full guide →Article 108

Murder

Relevant where the allegation is intentional killing; causation, intent and any alternative classification require separate proof.

Read full guide →Article 126¹

Domestic violence

Applies to qualifying violence, systematic insult, blackmail or humiliation within the statutory family relationship; injury provisions may also be considered.

Read full guide →

No automatic classification

Article references are not predictions of guilt or final legal advice. Investigators may open a case under one provision and prosecutors, defence counsel or the court may later support a different classification. Always verify the current Georgian text, the relevant article part and the complete case file.

Organised guide directory

Browse by offence family

Choose the closest factual category. Each guide explains the legal questions, evidence, procedure and practical next steps; the final classification may change as the case develops.

Violence & personal safety

Physical harm, family safety, sexual allegations and exploitation.

Assault and bodily injuryMedical classification, causation, intent and self-defence.→HomicideCausation, intent and alternative legal classifications.→Domestic violence and family safetyDefence, victim protection and restraining or protective orders.→Sexual offencesConfidential defence, victim representation and sensitive evidence.→Trafficking and forced labourRecruitment, movement, exploitation and victim safeguards.→

Property & economic cases

Taking, demands, documents, companies, money and assets.

TheftPossession, ownership, identification and alleged intent.→RobberyOpen taking, violence and comparison with neighbouring offences.→ExtortionProperty demands, threats, communications and alleged purpose.→Property and document crimeReal estate, inheritance, signatures, powers and registry records.→White-collar and financial crimeFraud, tax, customs, laundering, companies and restrained assets.→

Drugs, weapons & public order

Controlled substances, firearms, police contact and coercive conduct.

Drug and controlled-substance casesPossession, transfer, sale, border movement, testing and seizure.→Weapons and public-order casesFirearms, fights, self-defence and alleged resistance to police.→False accusations and witness evidenceReports, changed testimony, pressure and evidential reliability.→Coercion, abduction and restricted movementConsent, threats, duration, movement and victim protection.→Border and travel-document offencesAirport detention, entry allegations, documents and foreign-national rights.→

Digital, road & specialist cases

Technology, vehicles, professional activity, products and regulated sectors.

Cybercrime and digital privacyAccounts, devices, communications, online fraud and blackmail.→Road traffic and serious accidentsInjury, death, intoxication, reconstruction and vehicle evidence.→Medical and healthcare casesPatient harm, consent, records, clinics and pharmaceuticals.→Intellectual property and counterfeit goodsBrands, products, customs seizure and alleged commercial scale.→Workplace and construction safetyFatal or serious incidents, company roles and technical evidence.→

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