Article 271-6

①With regard to a case for which a transcript of the charging sheet has been submitted pursuant to Article 271-3, paragraph (1) or Article 271-4, paragraph (2), if the court finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet, those not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc. (excluding those that are to be notified by a ruling under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 271-8, paragraph (1)) are those of a person set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii), then, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, if it finds it appropriate, it may, when the defense counsel inspects or copies documents or articles of evidence relating to trials pursuant to Article 40, paragraph (1), set a condition that the defense counsel must not make those particulars identifying an individual stated or recorded therein known to the defendant, or designate the time or method of making them known to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when it becomes impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those particulars identifying an individual has an interest in the defendant or other persons concerned, which may contribute to the determination of the probative value of that person's statement, or when it is otherwise likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.

②With regard to a case for which the extract of the charging sheet, etc. has been submitted pursuant to Article 271-3, paragraph (3) or Article 271-4, paragraph (4), if the court finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet, those not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc. are those of a person set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii), then, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, if it finds it appropriate, it may, when the defense counsel inspects or copies documents or articles of evidence relating to trials pursuant to Article 40, paragraph (1), prohibit the inspection or copying of the part of them in which those particulars identifying an individual are stated or recorded, or set a condition that the defense counsel must not make those particulars identifying an individual known to the defendant, or designate the time or method of making them known to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when it becomes impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those particulars identifying an individual has an interest in the defendant or other persons concerned, which may contribute to the determination of the probative value of that person's statement, or when it is otherwise likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.

③With regard to a case prescribed in the main clause of paragraph (1), if the court finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet, those not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc. are those of a person set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii), and if a request has been made by the defense counsel under Article 46, then, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, if it finds it appropriate, it may, when delivering to the defense counsel a transcript or extract of the written decision or the trial record in which the judicial decision is recorded, set a condition that the defense counsel must not make those particulars identifying an individual stated therein known to the defendant, or designate the time or method of making them known to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when it becomes impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those particulars identifying an individual has an interest in the defendant or other persons concerned, which may contribute to the determination of the probative value of that person's statement, or when it is otherwise likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.

⑤With regard to a case for which the extract of the charging sheet, etc. has been submitted pursuant to Article 271-2, paragraph (2), if the court finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet, those not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc. are those of a person set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii) of that Article, and if a request has been made under Article 46 by the defendant or other persons concerned in the case (excluding the public prosecutor and the defense counsel), then, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or other persons concerned in the case who made the request, if it finds it appropriate, it may deliver an extract of the written decision or the trial record in which the judicial decision is recorded, in which those particulars identifying an individual are not stated; provided, however, that this does not apply when it becomes impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those particulars identifying an individual has an interest in the defendant or other persons concerned, which may contribute to the determination of the probative value of that person's statement, or when it is otherwise likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.

⑥With regard to a case prescribed in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, if the court finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet, those not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc. are those of a person set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii), then, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant, if it finds it appropriate, it may, when the defendant inspects the trial records or requests that they be read aloud pursuant to Article 49, prohibit the inspection of the part of them in which those particulars identifying an individual are stated or recorded, or refuse the request that that part be read aloud; provided, however, that this does not apply when it becomes impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those particulars identifying an individual has an interest in the defendant or other persons concerned, which may contribute to the determination of the probative value of that person's statement, or when it is otherwise likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.