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The punishment of a person who committed a crime and self- denounces themselves before being discovered as a suspect by an investigative authority may be reduced.
罪を犯した者が捜査機関に発覚する前に自首したときは、その刑を減軽することができる。
The preceding paragraph also applies with respect to a crime which cannot be prosecuted without a criminal complaint, and to a person who surrendered themselves to a person who has a right to make the criminal complaint.
告訴がなければ公訴を提起することができない罪について、告訴をすることができる者に対して自己の犯罪事実を告げ、その措置にゆだねたときも、前項と同様とする。
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