Changes and moves to paragraph (2) by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The public prosecutor and the defense counsel may inspect and copy the documents and articles of evidence pertaining to the dispositions prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article in court; provided however, that defense counsel must receive permission from the judge to copy the articles of evidence.
検察官及び弁護人は、裁判所において、前条第一項の処分に関する書類及び証拠物を閲覧し、及び謄写することができる。ただし、弁護人が証拠物の謄写をするについては、裁判官の許可を受けなければならない。
Changes and moves to paragraph (3) by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the recording medium provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (5) may not be copied.
前項の規定にかかわらず、第百五十七条の六第五項に規定する記録媒体は、謄写することができない。
Changes and moves to paragraph (4) by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The defendant or suspect may inspect the documents and articles of evidence prescribed in paragraph (1) in court with the permission of the judge; provided however, that this does not apply when defense counsel is assigned to the defendant or suspect.
被告人又は被疑者は、裁判官の許可を受け、裁判所において、第一項の書類及び証拠物を閲覧することができる。ただし、被告人又は被疑者に弁護人があるときは、この限りでない。
public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.