In the wake of previous decisions of other Courts, the Criminal Court of Bari has recently recognised the applicability to a legal entity of the suspension of a judicial proceedings due to probation, provided for in Article 168-bis of the Criminal Code, which extinguishes the crime after a period of rehabilitation of the accused. This is a minority orientation, which analogically applies the measure provided for individuals to a legal entity, since the underlying rationale is to re-educate the accused through reintegration into civil society and this should be applicable also to a company, for it may regain confidence in the context of civil society.
Criminal Court of Bari, sec. I, order of 22 June 2022