Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 July 2019.#Criminal procedure against Massimo Gambino and Shpetim Hyka.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Bari.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Directive 2012/29/EU — Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime — Articles 16 and 18 — Examination of the victim by a criminal court of first instance — Alteration of the composition of the panel of judges — Fresh examination of the victim at the request of one of the parties to the proceedings — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 47 and 48 — Right to a fair trial and rights of the defence — Principle of immediacy — Scope — Victim’s right to protection during criminal proceedings.#Case C-38/18.