The court may seize or order the submission of postal items, items of correspondence or documents sent by telegraph sent to or from the defendant which, based on the provisions of laws and regulations are held in the custody of or are in the possession of a person who handles communications.
裁判所は、被告人から発し、又は被告人に対して発した郵便物、信書便物又は電信に関する書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものを差し押え、又は提出させることができる。
The postal items, items of correspondence or documents sent by telegraph which, based on the provisions of laws and regulations are held in the custody of or are in the possession of a person who handles communications, but are not subject to the preceding paragraph, may be seized or their submission ordered only when they can be reasonably supposed to be related to the case charged to the court.
前項の規定に該当しない郵便物、信書便物又は電信に関する書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものは、被告事件に関係があると認めるに足りる状況のあるものに限り、これを差し押え、又は提出させることができる。
When the court has made the disposition in the preceding two paragraphs, the sender or recipient must be so notified; provided however, that this does not apply when there is a concern that such notification would obstruct court proceedings.
前二項の規定による処分をしたときは、その旨を発信人又は受信人に通知しなければならない。但し、通知によつて審理が妨げられる虞がある場合は、この限りでない。
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