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.

④With regard to a case prescribed in the main clause of 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 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 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, or, 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 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.

①If the defense counsel has violated a condition set pursuant to Article 271-3, paragraph (2), Article 271-4, paragraph (3), Article 271-5, paragraph (2), or paragraphs (1) through (4) of the preceding Article, or has failed to comply with a designation of the time or method under paragraphs (1) through (4) of that Article, the court may, with regard to defense counsel who is an attorney, notify the bar association to which the attorney belongs or the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and request that appropriate measures be taken.

②A person who has received a request under the preceding paragraph must notify the court that made the request of the measures taken.

①The court (in the case of items (i) and (iv), including the presiding judge and the judges of the panel; in the case of items (ii) and (iii), including the judge under Article 66, paragraph (4), and the presiding judge and the judges of the panel; and in the case of item (v), meaning the judge) may, with regard to a case for which the extract of the charging sheet, etc. has been submitted pursuant to Article 271-2, paragraph (2), if it 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 finds it appropriate, take the following measures:

②With regard to the application of Article 73, paragraphs (1) and (3) where a substitute for the subpoena has been delivered pursuant to paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)), the phrase "said subpoena" in the first sentence of paragraph (1) of that Article, the phrase "the subpoena or detention warrant" in paragraph (3) of that Article, and the phrase "the warrant" in the proviso of that paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "the substitute for the subpoena prescribed in Article 271-8, paragraph (1), item (ii)", and the phrase "an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant and" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant by a method that does not disclose those particulars identifying an individual stated in the subpoena that are not stated in the substitute for the subpoena prescribed in Article 271-8, paragraph (1), item (ii), and".

③With regard to the application of Article 73, paragraphs (2) and (3) where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)), the phrase "said warrant" in paragraph (2) of that Article, the phrase "the subpoena or detention warrant" in paragraph (3) of that Article, and the phrase "the warrant" in the proviso of that paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "the substitute for the detention warrant prescribed in Article 271-8, paragraph (1), item (ii)", and the phrase "an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant and" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant by a method that does not disclose those particulars identifying an individual stated in the detention warrant that are not stated in the substitute for the detention warrant prescribed in Article 271-8, paragraph (1), item (ii), and".

④The presiding judge or a judge of the panel may, where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) or where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to Article 207-2, paragraph (2), if the presiding judge or that judge finds that, among the particulars identifying an individual stated in the detention warrant, those not stated in those substitutes for the detention warrant (excluding those that are to be notified by a ruling under Article 271-5, paragraph (1) or a judicial decision under Article 207-3, paragraph (1)) are those of a person set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii), and, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, finds it appropriate, state the case charged, when disclosing the grounds for detention, by a method that does not disclose those particulars identifying an individual.

⑤With regard to the application of Article 98 where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) or where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to Article 207-2, paragraph (2), the phrase "a transcript of the detention warrant" in Article 98, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the substitute for the detention warrant prescribed in Article 271-8, paragraph (1), item (ii) or the substitute for the detention warrant prescribed in the main clause of Article 207-2, paragraph (2)".

⑥The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the application of the provisions of Article 98 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 167-2, paragraph (2), in the case prescribed in that paragraph, where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) or where a substitute for the detention warrant has been delivered pursuant to Article 207-2, paragraph (2).

①The court must, when prosecution has been instituted, inform the defendant without delay that the defendant may appoint defense counsel and that when the defendant is unable to personally appoint defense counsel because of indigence or other reasons, said defendant may request the court to appoint defense counsel for said defendant; provided however, that this does not apply when the defendant already has defense counsel.

②The court must, when notifying the defendant that said defendant may request the appointment of defense counsel pursuant to the preceding paragraph, inform the defendant that said defendant must submit a report on personal financial resources, and if the defendant's financial resources are equal to or exceed the base amount, the defendant must have first requested a bar association (the bar association to which the request under Article 31-2, paragraph (1) in accordance with Article 36-3, paragraph (1) is to be made) to appoint defense counsel except in cases where a defense counsel is required under this Code.