<![CDATA[This study raises the issue of the limit of investigators' discretionary authority in stopping cases of minor crimes (tipiring) based on the peaceful agreement of the parties, considering that Article 205 of the Criminal Code only regulates the mechanism of rapid investigation and does not provide an explicit legal basis for the termination of cases outside the court. The practice at the Musi Rawas Police Station actually shows the termination of a number of tipiring cases through restorative justice based on Police Regulation Number 8 of 2021 and the Circular Letter of the National Police Chief Number SE/7/VII/2018, two regulations at the same level under the law. This research uses an empirical legal method with a statutory and conceptual approach, supported by interviews with investigators and studies of related regulatory documents. The results of the study show that investigators play the role of mediators as well as determinants of the continuation of cases by considering juridical and non-juridical aspects, but the practice that takes place is actually a combination of penal mediation as a process and peace as a result, not the full application of the restorative justice paradigm. Data on the handling of tipiring for the 2021–2023 period shows a downward trend in the number of cases but accompanied by fluctuations in unresolved cases, influenced by the adequacy of evidence, willingness to reconcile, involvement of community leaders, and grudges that have not subsided. This study concludes the need to strengthen the hierarchy of norms and standards for supervision of investigators' discretion so that the implementation of restorative justice does not cause disparities in handling similar cases.]]>
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