P-ISSN: 2615-7586, E-ISSN: 2620-5556 Volume 4, Nomor 1, Juni 2021 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://publishing-widyagama.ac.id/ejournal-v2/index.php/yuridika/ 53 KEDUDUKAN HUKUM DAN FUNGSI SURAT EDARAN KAPOLRI NOMOR: SE/7/VII/2018 TENTANG PENGHENTIAN PENYELIDIKAN Muhammad Huzaini 1 , Deni Setya Bagus Yuherawan 2 1 Mahasiswa Magister Ilmu Hukum, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 2 Dosen Fakultas Hukum Universitas Trunojoyo, Madura, ABSTRAK ARTICLE INFO This article reviews the Circular of the Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia Number: SE / 7 / VI / 2018 concerning the termination of the investigation. The emergence of this circular provides legal certainty value for alleged criminal acts with inadequate facts and evidence so that the investigation must be stopped. On the one hand, it also degrades the value of legal certainty because it forms a new norm regarding the termination of investigations which is not regulated at all in the Criminal Procedure Code as a formal legal basis in criminal law. The author is interested in reviewing the Chief of Police circular in terms of statutory regulations and functions. This paper is theoretical research with a conceptual approach. The results of this research are the legal position of the Chief of Police Circular Number: SE / 7 / VII / 2018 concerning the Termination of Investigation is not included in the laws and regulations. The function of the Chief of Police Circular Number: SE / 7 / VII / 2018 concerning the Termination of Investigation to fill the legal vacuum regarding the mechanism for terminating the investigation which is not regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code and the function of the Chief of Police Circular Letter No: SE / 7 / VII / 2018 concerning the Termination of Investigation is as instructions and notifications regarding the mechanisms and procedures for terminating investigations to investigators of the Indonesian National Police. Kata Kunci: legal position; the Chief of Police Circular Letter; termination of investigation. Cite this paper: Muhammad Huzaini, D. S. B. Y., 2021. Kedudukan Hukum Dan Fungsi Surat Edaran Kapolri Nomor: SE/7/VII/2018 Tentang Penghentian Penyelidikan. Widya Yuridika: Jurnal Hukum, 4(1). PENDAHULUAN Hukum acara pidana telah menentukan bagaimana beracara pidana, dimana alat- alat yang menjalankan kekuasaan diberikan hak dan kewenangannya untuk dapat menghukum serta menjatuhkan hukuman (Simons, 1993). Pengertian hukum acara pidana menurut bahasa belanda diistilahkan dengan kata “strafvordering”, kemudian menurut bahasa Inggris dapat disebut dengan istilah “ criminal procedure law”, dan menurut bahasa Perancis disebut dengan istilah “ code d’instruction criminelle” (Andi Hamzah, 2004). Saat memutuskan bahwa peristiwa yang telah terjadi ialah suatu tindak pidana di Indonesia terlebih dahulu melalui serangkaian prosedur atau mekanisme yang