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(2) The accused may file an objection against the ruling on punishment within eight daysof its delivery.Article 453(1) If the accused submits an objection in a timely manner, the judge shall schedule atrial on the motion to indict filed by the public prosecutor and proceed further accordingto the provisions of Articles 434 to 448.(2) Appeals against rulings dismissing the objection shall be decided by the chamber(Article 24 paragraph 6).(3) Where no objection is submitted against the ruling on punishment, the ruling shallbecome final.Article 454In the proceedings on the motion to indict the judge is not bound by the publicprosecutor’s proposal for punishment, or by the ban prescribed in Article 382 of thisCode.2. Procedure for sanctioning and pronouncing conditional sentences bythe investigating judgeArticle 455(1) In case of a full confession by the accused, or the suspect, given to the investigatingjudge in the presence of defence counsel, or to an internal affairs authority within themeaning of Article 226 paragraph 9 of this Code, substantiated by other evidencecollected in the investigation, the public prosecutor may immediately after the completionof the investigation, and in any case not later than eight days thereafter, propose in anindictment which he has filed that instead of a trial a specific public hearing be heldbefore the investigating judge, at which after the parties are heard a judgement may berendered, with the explicit consent of the accused.(2) The procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be applied in connectionwith criminal offences punishable by a fine as the principal sanction or a term ofimprisonment of up to five years.Article 456(1) The accused and his defence counsel may file an objection to the indictment referredto in Article 455 hereof within eight days of its delivery which excludes application of theprocedure. The accused is required to be instructed of this during the service of theindictment.(2) The investigating judge may also pronounce a judgement on a motion of the accusedwithin eight days of the delivery of the indictment, if the public prosecutor and theinvestigating judge agree on this.