When a public employee abuses their authority and causes another person to perform an act which the person has no obligation to perform, or obstructs another person from exercising their right, imprisonment for 2 years or less is imposed.

When a person performing or assisting in judicial, prosecutorial or police duties, abuses their authority and unlawfully captures or confines another, imprisonment for 6 months or more and 10 years or less is imposed.

①When a person performing or assisting in judicial, prosecutorial or police duties commits, in the performance of their duties, an act of assault or physical or mental cruelty upon the accused, suspect or any other person, imprisonment for 7 years or less is imposed.

②The same applies when a person who is guarding or escorting another person detained or confined in accordance with laws and regulations commits an act of assault or physical or mental cruelty upon the person.

A person who commits a crime prescribed under the preceding two Articles and thereby causes the death or injury of another person is dealt with by the punishment for the crimes of injury or the punishment prescribed in the preceding two Articles, whichever is severer.

①A public employee who accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with their duties is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less; and when the employee agrees to perform an act in response to a request, imprisonment for 7 years or less is imposed.

②When a person to be appointed a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with a duty to be assumed with agreement to perform an act in response to a request, the person is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less in the event of appointment.

When a public employee, agreeing to perform an act in response to a request, is involved in a bribe in connection with the employee's duty to be given to a third party or solicits or promises such bribe to be given to a third party, imprisonment for 5 years or less is imposed.

①When a public employee commits a crime prescribed under the preceding two Articles and consequently acts illegally or refrains from acting in the exercise of their duty, imprisonment for a definite term of 1 year or more is imposed.

②The same applies when a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe, or is involved in a bribe to be given to a third party or solicits or promises a bribe to be given to a third party, in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of the employee's duty.

③When a person who resigned from the position of a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duty with agreement thereof in response to a request, the person is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less.

A public employee who accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe as consideration for the influence which the employee exerted or is to exert, in response to a request, upon another public employee so as to cause the other to act illegally or refrain from acting in the exercise of official duty is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less.

A bribe accepted by an offender or by a third party with knowledge is confiscated. When the whole or a part of the bribe cannot be confiscated, an equivalent sum of money is collected.

A person who gives, offers or promises to give a bribe provided for in Articles 197 through 197-4 is punished by imprisonment for 3 years or less or a fine of 2,500,000 yen or less.