Zgoda skazanego na orzeczenie kary ograniczenia wolności – fikcja czy prawda?

In the introductory part, the paper refers briefly to the historical interpretation of the provision of article 35 § 3 of the Polish Penal Code on the basis of further amendments to the Polish Penal Code of 1997 as well as contradictory ideas concerning its interpretation. Further on, the issue concerning the interpretation of the legal norm of article 35 of the Polish Penal Code is described on the basis of its current wording, taking into consideration the legal doubts connected with it that may come about when applying this regulation in practice. The paper also attempts to explain the role of the possible consent of a convict to pass on them a custodial sentence from the perspective of not only the court, but also and mainly the defendant themselves as well as their defence counsel. This issue is discussed taking into account the situation both before and after the custodial sentence has been imposed on a given perpetrator.