According to the laws of our country, criminal cases involving state secrets or personal privacy, as well as criminal cases in which the defendant was under the age of 18 at the time of trial, are all cases that are not allowed to be tried in public according to the law.

Cases that are not tried in public include: First, cases involving state secrets. When the people's court tries a civil case, if the facts or evidence of the case involve the party, political and military secrets, national defense information, scientific and technological achievements, major political and economic decisions of the state, and other state secret events or secret documents that cannot be made public according to state laws and regulations, the trial may not be held in public. Second, cases involving personal privacy. If the facts or evidence of the case involve the personal privacy of the parties, the people's court may hold a hearing in private. Third, cases that can be tried in private as otherwise provided by law. If other laws and regulations stipulate that a certain type of case is not heard in public, the parties may apply for a closed trial, and the people's court may also decide to close the trial ex officio. Fourth, divorce cases and cases involving commercial secrets that the parties apply for not to hear in public.

legal ground

code of civil law

Article 134 Mode of trial

The people's courts shall hear civil cases in public, except those involving state secrets, personal privacy or otherwise provided by law. Divorce cases and cases involving commercial secrets may be heard in private upon the application of the parties.

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 11 The people's courts shall hear cases in public, except as otherwise provided in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.

Article 188 The people's courts shall hear cases of first instance in public. However, cases involving state secrets or personal privacy shall not be heard in public; Cases involving commercial secrets may be heard in private upon the application of the parties.

For cases that are not heard in public, the reasons for not hearing in public shall be announced in court.

Article 285 A case in which the defendant is under the age of 18 at the time of trial shall not be heard in public. However, with the consent of the minor defendant and his legal representative, the school to which the minor defendant belongs and the minor protection organization may send representatives to be present.