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Code of Criminal Procedure

刑事訴訟法(けいじそしょうほう)

Chapter I Inquiry and Investigation (Articles 222-2 to 246)

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Article 222-2第二百二十二条の二

Article 222-2, paragraph (1)

If a person, without justifiable grounds, violates an order to provide electronic or magnetic records under Article 218, paragraph (1) or an order under paragraph (3) of that Article, the person who committed the violation is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 3,000,000 yen.

正当な理由がなく、第二百十八条第一項の規定による電磁的記録提供命令又は同条第三項の規定による命令に違反したときは、その違反行為をした者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。

Article 222-2, paragraph (2)

If the representative of a corporation, or the representative, employee, or other worker of a corporation or of any person, has committed the violation referred to in the preceding paragraph with regard to the business of the corporation or the person, the corporation or the person is to be subject to the fine prescribed in that paragraph in addition to the offender being subject to punishment.

法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関して、前項の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても同項の罰金刑を科する。

Article 222-3第二百二十二条の三

Article 222-3, paragraph (1)

Compulsory measures for the interception of electronic communications without the consent of either party are to be executed based upon other acts.

通信の当事者のいずれの同意も得ないで電気通信の傍受を行う強制の処分については、別に法律で定めるところによる。

Article 223第二百二十三条

Article 223, paragraph (1)

Public prosecutors, public prosecutor's assistant officers or judicial police officials may ask any person other than a suspect to appear in their office, interrogate said person or request said person to conduct an expert examination, translate or interpret if it is necessary for the investigation of a crime.

検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員は、犯罪の捜査をするについて必要があるときは、被疑者以外の者の出頭を求め、これを取り調べ、又はこれに鑑定、通訳若しくは翻訳を嘱託することができる。

Article 223, paragraph (2)

The proviso of Article 198, paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (3) to (5) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the case set forth in the preceding paragraph.

第百九十八条第一項但書及び第三項乃至第五項の規定は、前項の場合にこれを準用する。

Article 224第二百二十四条

Article 224, paragraph (1)

When the measures prescribed in Article 167, paragraph (1) are necessary in cases where a request is made for an expert examination pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, public prosecutors, public prosecutor's assistant officers or judicial police officers must request a judge for the measures mentioned above.

前条第一項の規定により鑑定を嘱託する場合において第百六十七条第一項に規定する処分を必要とするときは、検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察員は、裁判官にその処分を請求しなければならない。

Article 224, paragraph (2)

When the judge finds the request set forth in the preceding paragraph reasonable, said judge must carry out the measures as in the case of Article 167. In this case, the provisions of Article 167-2 apply mutatis mutandis.

裁判官は、前項の請求を相当と認めるときは、第百六十七条の場合に準じてその処分をしなければならない。この場合には、第百六十七条の二の規定を準用する。

Article 224, paragraph (3)

The provisions of Article 207-2 and Article 207-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the request under paragraph (1). In this case, the phrase "whose detention has been requested" in Article 207-2 is deemed to be replaced with "for whom the measure prescribed in Article 167, paragraph (1) has been requested", the phrase "detention warrant" in that Article and in Article 207-3, paragraphs (3) and (5) is deemed to be replaced with "detention warrant for expert examination", and the phrase "pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article" in Article 207-2, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 224, paragraph (2), in accordance with the case of Article 167".

第二百七条の二及び第二百七条の三の規定は、第一項の請求について準用する。この場合において、第二百七条の二中「勾留を」とあるのは「第百六十七条第一項に規定する処分を」と、同条並びに第二百七条の三第三項及び第五項中「勾留状」とあるのは「鑑定留置状」と、第二百七条の二第二項中「前条第五項本文の規定により」とあるのは「第二百二十四条第二項前段の規定により第百六十七条の場合に準じて」と読み替えるものとする。

Article 224-2第二百二十四条の二

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Article 224-2, paragraph (1)Changed

With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 98 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 167-2, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article in the case where a document in lieu of a detention warrant has been deliveredprovided pursuant to the provisions of Article 207-2, paragraph (2), the phrase "a transcript of the detention warrant" in paragraph (1) of Article 98 is deemed to be replaced with "the document in lieu of the detention warrant under the main clause of Article 207-2, paragraph (2)"; in item (i) of that paragraph, the phrase "the detention warrant is" is deemed to be replaced with "the document in lieu of the detention warrant is", the phrase "a transcript of it" with "the document in lieu of the detention warrant", and the phrase "the matters recorded in the detention warrant and the name of the presiding judge or the commissioned judge pertaining to the measure under Article 64, paragraph (2) (limited to the portion pertaining to item (ii))" with "the matters recorded in the document in lieu of the detention warrant"; and in item (ii) of that paragraph, the phrase "the ruling" is deemed to be replaced with "the ruling or the detention warrant for expert examination", and the phrase "a certified copy of it" with "a certified copy of the ruling or the detention warrant for expert examination".

第二百七条の二第二項の規定による勾留状に代わるものの交付提供があつた場合における前条第二項後段において準用する第百六十七条の二第二項において準用する第九十八条の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「勾留状の謄本」とあるのは、「第二百七条の二第二項本文の勾留状に代わるもの対し、勾留状」とあるのは「対し、第二百七条の二第二項本文の勾留状に代わるもの」と、同項第一号中「勾留状が」とあるのは「当該勾留状に代わるものが」と、「その謄本」とあるのは「当該勾留状に代わるもの」と、「勾留状に記録された事項及び第六十四条第二項(第二号に係る部分に限る。)の規定による措置に係る裁判長又は受命裁判官の氏名」とあるのは「当該勾留状に代わるものに記録された事項」と、同項第二号中「当該決定」とあるのは「当該決定又は鑑定留置状」と、「その謄本」とあるのは「当該決定又は鑑定留置状の謄本」とする。

Article 225第二百二十五条

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Article 225, paragraph (1)

A person who has been requested for an expert examination pursuant to the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) may carry out the measures prescribed in Article 168, paragraph (1) with the permission of the judge.

第二百二十三条第一項の規定による鑑定の嘱託を受けた者は、裁判官の許可を受けて、第百六十八条第一項に規定する処分をすることができる。

Article 225, paragraph (2)

The request for the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph must be made by a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police officer.

前項の許可の請求は、検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察員からこれをしなければならない。

Article 225, paragraph (3)

Where a judge finds the request set forth in the preceding paragraph reasonable, said judge must issue a permit.

裁判官は、前項の請求を相当と認めるときは、許可状を発しなければならない。

Article 225, paragraph (4)Changed

The provisions of Article 168, paragraphs (2) to (4)(6) and (6)(8) apply mutatis mutandis to the permit set forth in the preceding paragraph.

第百六十八条第二項乃至第四項及び第六項から第六項まで及び第八項の規定は、前項の許可状についてこれを準用する。

Article 226第二百二十六条

Article 226, paragraph (1)

Where a person who apparently possesses information essential to the investigation of a crime refuses to appear or make a statement voluntarily at the interrogation pursuant to the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1), a public prosecutor may, only before the first trial date, request a judge to examine said person as a witness.

犯罪の捜査に欠くことのできない知識を有すると明らかに認められる者が、第二百二十三条第一項の規定による取調に対して、出頭又は供述を拒んだ場合には、第一回の公判期日前に限り、検察官は、裁判官にその者の証人尋問を請求することができる。

Article 227第二百二十七条

Article 227, paragraph (1)

When a person who has made a voluntary statement to a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official pursuant to the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) is likely to make a statement on the trial date that differs from the previous statement, and the statement of the person is deemed essential in proving a fact constituting the crime, the public prosecutor may, only before the first trial date, request the judge to examine said person as a witness.

第二百二十三条第一項の規定による検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員の取調べに際して任意の供述をした者が、公判期日においては前にした供述と異なる供述をするおそれがあり、かつ、その者の供述が犯罪の証明に欠くことができないと認められる場合には、第一回の公判期日前に限り、検察官は、裁判官にその者の証人尋問を請求することができる。

Article 227, paragraph (2)

When making the request set forth in the preceding paragraph, a public prosecutor must show prima facie evidence of the reasons for the necessity of such examination and that such examination is essential in proving a fact constituting the crime.

前項の請求をするには、検察官は、証人尋問を必要とする理由及びそれが犯罪の証明に欠くことができないものであることを疎明しなければならない。

Article 228第二百二十八条

Article 228, paragraph (1)

A judge who receives the request set forth in the preceding two Articles has the same authority as a court or a presiding judge with regard to the examination of the witness.

前二条の請求を受けた裁判官は、証人の尋問に関し、裁判所又は裁判長と同一の権限を有する。

Article 228, paragraph (2)

The judge may, if said judge deems there is no fear of interference with the criminal investigation, have the defendant, the suspect or the defense counsel be present at the examination set forth in the preceding paragraph.

裁判官は、捜査に支障を生ずる虞がないと認めるときは、被告人、被疑者又は弁護人を前項の尋問に立ち会わせることができる。

Article 229第二百二十九条

Article 229, paragraph (1)

If a person dies an unnatural death or the body of a person who is suspected to have died an unnatural death has been found, a public prosecutor of a district or local public prosecutor's office, which has jurisdiction over the place where the body was found, must perform a coroner's inspection.

変死者又は変死の疑のある死体があるときは、その所在地を管轄する地方検察庁又は区検察庁の検察官は、検視をしなければならない。

Article 229, paragraph (2)

A public prosecutor may have a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police officer execute the disposition set forth in the preceding paragraph.

検察官は、検察事務官又は司法警察員に前項の処分をさせることができる。

Article 230第二百三十条

Article 230, paragraph (1)

A person who has been injured by an offense may file a criminal complaint.

犯罪により害を被つた者は、告訴をすることができる。

Article 231第二百三十一条

Article 231, paragraph (1)

A statutory representative of a victim may file a criminal complaint independently.

被害者の法定代理人は、独立して告訴をすることができる。

Article 231, paragraph (2)

When a victim has died, said victim's spouse, a lineal relative or sibling may file a criminal complaint, but not when this is against the express wishes of the victim.

被害者が死亡したときは、その配偶者、直系の親族又は兄弟姉妹は、告訴をすることができる。但し、被害者の明示した意思に反することはできない。

Article 232第二百三十二条

Article 232, paragraph (1)

Where the statutory representative of a victim is the suspect, the spouse of the suspect, a blood relative within the fourth degree of kinship or a relative by affinity within the third degree of kinship of the suspect, then a relative of the victim may file a criminal complaint independently.

被害者の法定代理人が被疑者であるとき、被疑者の配偶者であるとき、又は被疑者の四親等内の血族若しくは三親等内の姻族であるときは、被害者の親族は、独立して告訴をすることができる。

Article 233第二百三十三条

Article 233, paragraph (1)

With respect to the offense of defamation of a deceased person, said person's relatives or descendants may file a criminal complaint.

死者の名誉を毀損した罪については、死者の親族又は子孫は、告訴をすることができる。

Article 233, paragraph (2)

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply also where, with respect to the offense of defamation, the victim has died without filing a criminal complaint, but not when this is against the express wishes of the victim.

名誉を毀損した罪について被害者が告訴をしないで死亡したときも、前項と同様である。但し、被害者の明示した意思に反することはできない。

Article 234第二百三十四条

Article 234, paragraph (1)

Where there is no person who can file a criminal complaint with regard to an offense prosecutable upon a criminal complaint, a public prosecutor may, upon the application of an interested party, designate a person who can file a criminal complaint.

親告罪について告訴をすることができる者がない場合には、検察官は、利害関係人の申立により告訴をすることができる者を指定することができる。

Article 235第二百三十五条

Article 235, paragraph (1)

With regard to an offense prosecutable upon a criminal complaint, no criminal complaint may be made after the lapse of six months from the day on which the complainant knew the offender; provided, however, that this does not apply to a criminal complaint made by the representative of a foreign state pursuant to the provisions of Article 232, paragraph (2) of the Penal Code, or a criminal complaint made with regard to the crime under Article 230 or 231 of the same Code against a foreign mission sent to Japan by the mission.

親告罪の告訴は、犯人を知つた日から六箇月を経過したときは、これをすることができない。ただし、刑法第二百三十二条第二項の規定により外国の代表者が行う告訴及び日本国に派遣された外国の使節に対する同法第二百三十条又は第二百三十一条の罪につきその使節が行う告訴については、この限りでない。

Article 236第二百三十六条

Article 236, paragraph (1)

Where there are two or more persons entitled to file a criminal complaint, failure by one of them to observe the time period for complaint does not affect the others.

告訴をすることができる者が数人ある場合には、一人の期間の徒過は、他の者に対しその効力を及ぼさない。

Article 237第二百三十七条

Article 237, paragraph (1)

A criminal complaint may be withdrawn at any time before the institution of prosecution.

告訴は、公訴の提起があるまでこれを取り消すことができる。

Article 237, paragraph (2)

A person who has withdrawn a criminal complaint may not file the criminal complaint again.

告訴の取消をした者は、更に告訴をすることができない。

Article 237, paragraph (3)

The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to a claim regarding a case which is to be accepted on a claim.

前二項の規定は、請求を待つて受理すべき事件についての請求についてこれを準用する。

Article 238第二百三十八条

Article 238, paragraph (1)

A criminal complaint made against one or more accomplices in an offense prosecutable upon a criminal complaint or the withdrawal thereof has effect with respect to the other accomplices.

親告罪について共犯の一人又は数人に対してした告訴又はその取消は、他の共犯に対しても、その効力を生ずる。

Article 238, paragraph (2)

The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to an accusation or claim, or the withdrawal thereof, regarding a case which is to be received upon an accusation or claim.

前項の規定は、告発又は請求を待つて受理すべき事件についての告発若しくは請求又はその取消についてこれを準用する。

Article 239第二百三十九条

Article 239, paragraph (1)

Any person who believes that an offense has been committed may file an accusation.

何人でも、犯罪があると思料するときは、告発をすることができる。

Article 239, paragraph (2)

A government official or local government official must file an accusation when they believe, in the course of performing their duties, that an offense has been committed.

官吏又は公吏は、その職務を行うことにより犯罪があると思料するときは、告発をしなければならない。

Article 240第二百四十条

Article 240, paragraph (1)

A criminal complaint may be made by a representative. The same applies to the withdrawal of a criminal complaint.

告訴は、代理人によりこれをすることができる。告訴の取消についても、同様である。

Article 241第二百四十一条

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Article 241, paragraph (1)Changed

A criminal complaint or an accusation must be filed withmade to a public prosecutor or a judicial police officer in writing or orally, or, as provided by order of the competent ministry, by electronic or magnetic means (meaning means using an electronic data processing system (meaning an electronic data processing system connecting the computer used by a public prosecutor or judicial police officer and the computer used by the person making the complaint or accusation via telecommunication lines) or other means utilizing information and communications technology that are specified by order of the competent ministry).

告訴又は告発は、書面又若しくは口頭で検察官又は司法警察員にこれを、又は主務省令で定めるところにより電磁的方法(電子情報処理組織(検察官又は司法警察員の使用に係る電子計算機と告訴又は告発をする者の使用に係る電子計算機とを電気通信回線で接続した電子情報処理組織をいう。)を使用する方法その他の情報通信の技術を利用する方法であつて主務省令で定めるものをいう。)により、検察官又は司法警察員にしなければならない。

Article 241, paragraph (2)Added

A criminal complaint or accusation must be made by clarifying the facts of the crime, a statement to the effect that punishment of the offender is sought, and the name and residence of the person making the complaint or accusation or a contact address in lieu of the residence (in the case of a legal person, its name or trade name, the name of its representative and the location of its principal office or head office).

告訴又は告発は、犯罪事実、その犯人の処罰を求める旨並びに告訴又は告発をする者の氏名及び住居又はこれに代わる連絡先(法人にあつては、その名称又は商号、代表者の氏名及び主たる事務所又は本店の所在地)を明らかにしてしなければならない。

Article 241, paragraph (3)

A public prosecutor or judicial police officer must make a written statement when they have received an oral criminal complaint or accusation.

検察官又は司法警察員は、口頭による告訴又は告発を受けたときは調書を作らなければならない。

Article 242第二百四十二条

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Article 242, paragraph (1)Changed

A judicial police officer must, when they have received a criminal complaint or accusation, send the documents and articles of evidence, and electronic or magnetic records, regarding the complaint or the accusation to a public prosecutor promptly.

司法警察員は、告訴又は告発を受けたときは、速やかにこれに関する書類及び証拠物並びに電磁的記録を検察官に送付しなければならない。

Article 243第二百四十三条

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Article 243, paragraph (1)Changed

The provisions of the preceding two Articles apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a criminal complaint or accusation. In this case, the phrase "the facts of the crime, a statement to the effect that punishment of the offender is sought" in Article 241, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "particulars sufficient to specify the complaint or accusation to be withdrawn, a statement to the effect that the complaint or accusation is withdrawn".

前二条の規定は、告訴又は告発の取消しについてこれを準用準用する。この場合において、第二百四十一条第二項中「犯罪事実、その犯人の処罰を求める」とあるのは、「取消しの対象とする告訴又は告発を特定するに足りる事項、その告訴又は告発を取り消す」と読み替えるものとする。

Article 244第二百四十四条

Article 244, paragraph (1)

A criminal complaint or withdrawal thereof made by the representative of a foreign country pursuant to the provisions of Article 232, paragraph (2) of the Penal Code may be filed with the Minister for Foreign Affairs notwithstanding the provisions of Article 241 and the preceding Article. The same applies to a criminal complaint or withdrawal thereof regarding an offense against a foreign mission sent to Japan as prescribed in Article 230 or 231 of the Penal Code, made by such mission.

刑法第二百三十二条第二項の規定により外国の代表者が行う告訴又はその取消は、第二百四十一条及び前条の規定にかかわらず、外務大臣にこれをすることができる。日本国に派遣された外国の使節に対する刑法第二百三十条又は第二百三十一条の罪につきその使節が行う告訴又はその取消も、同様である。

Article 245第二百四十五条

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Article 245, paragraph (1)Changed

The provisions of Articles 241 andArticle 241, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 242 apply mutatis mutandis to surrender.

第二百四十一条及び第一項及び第三項並びに第二百四十二条の規定は、自首についてこれを準用する。

Article 246第二百四十六条

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Article 246, paragraph (1)Changed

Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a judicial police officer must, when said police officer has conducted the investigation of an offense, send the case together with the documents and articles of evidence, and electronic or magnetic records, to a public prosecutor promptly; provided however, that this does not apply to cases which have been specially designated by a public prosecutor.

司法警察員は、犯罪の捜査をしたときは、この法律に特別の定めのある場合を除いては、速やかに書類及び証拠物ととも並びに電磁的記録と共に事件を検察官に送致しなければならない。但ただし、検察官が指定した事件については、この限りでない。

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