The nature and significance of the requirements of comprehensiveness, completeness, objectivity and reliability of evidence in criminal proceedings
in this article on the basis of a systemic analysis of legal instructions of the Russian Federation Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation and scientific sources, the essence and importance of comprehensiveness, completeness, objectivity and reliability of evidence in criminal proceedings are revealed. The extensions of this provision in this criminal procedure legislation of Russia are indicated, as well as the opinions of scientists have been analyzed concerning this vitally important scientific and practical problem. Thereupon the author of the article gives reasons of specific proposals aimed at further improvement of the current Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. The implementation of these proposals in due legal form could act to raise the effectiveness of the judicial and investigative practice in criminal matters.