Article 296 [source]

Spanish Criminal Code
English translation

1. The acts described in this chapter shall only be prosecuted upon complaint by the aggrieved party or their legal representative. When the aggrieved party is a minor, a person with a disability in need of special protection, or a vulnerable person, the Public Prosecutor's Office may also file a complaint.

2. The complaint required in the preceding paragraph shall not be necessary when the commission of the crime affects the general interest or a plurality of persons.