After a public prosecutor has taken measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), paragraph (3), paragraph (6) or paragraph (8) of the preceding Article, if a court finds that the case falls under one of the following items, the court must render a ruling to revoke all or part of the measures upon request from the defendant or the defense counsel:
when there is no likelihood that the body or property of any person pertaining to those measures or the person's relative be harmed, or either of these persons be threatened or confused;
当該措置に係る者若しくはその親族の身体若しくは財産に害を加え又はこれらの者を畏怖させ若しくは困惑させる行為がなされるおそれがないとき。
when those measures make it impossible to confirm whether or not any person involved in the measures 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 otherwise is likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant; or
当該措置により、当該措置に係る者の供述の証明力の判断に資するような被告人その他の関係者との利害関係の有無を確かめることができなくなるときその他の被告人の防御に実質的な不利益を生ずるおそれがあるとき。
when the measures taken by the public prosecutor are those taken pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) or (8) of the preceding Article, and it is possible to prevent the acts provided in item (i) by the measures taken pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (1) or (6) of the preceding Article.
The same applies as in the preceding paragraph if, where the public prosecutor has taken measures pursuant to paragraph (2), (4), (5), (7), (9) or (10) of the preceding Article, it is found that any of the following items applies.
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
when the name or address, or the particulars identifying an individual, pertaining to the measures do not fall under the particulars identifying an individual stated in the charging sheet that are not stated in the extract of the charging sheet, etc., or the particulars identifying an individual stated in the written request for alteration of counts, etc. that are not stated in the extract of the written request for alteration of counts, etc. (excluding those pertaining to a request under Article 312, paragraph (1) where a ruling dismissing that request has been made);
当該措置に係る氏名若しくは住居又は個人特定事項が起訴状に記載された個人特定事項のうち起訴状抄本等に記載がないもの又は訴因変更等請求書面に記載された個人特定事項のうち訴因変更等請求書面抄本等に記載がないもの（第三百十二条第一項の請求を却下する決定があつた場合における当該請求に係るものを除く。）に該当しないとき。
when it is the case specified in (a) or (b), as the case may be, according to the category of particulars identifying an individual set forth in (a) or (b);
イ又はロに掲げる個人特定事項の区分に応じ、当該イ又はロに定める場合であるとき。
particulars identifying an individual of the victim: if the crime pertaining to the case pertaining to the measures does not fall under those prescribed in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) and (b), and the case pertaining to the measures does not fall under those set forth in (c) of that item;
被害者の個人特定事項 当該措置に係る事件に係る罪が第二百七十一条の二第一項第一号イ及びロに規定するものに該当せず、かつ、当該措置に係る事件が同号ハに掲げるものに該当しないとき。
particulars identifying an individual of a person other than the victim: if the person pertaining to the measures does not fall under the persons set forth in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (ii);
被害者以外の者の個人特定事項 当該措置に係る者が第二百七十一条の二第一項第二号に掲げる者に該当しないとき。
when the measures taken by the public prosecutor are pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), (5), (9) or (10) of the preceding Article, and the particulars identifying an individual pertaining to those measures fall under those that are to be notified by a ruling under Article 271-5, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 312-2, paragraph (4));
検察官のとつた措置が前条第四項、第五項、第九項又は第十項の規定によるものである場合において、当該措置に係る個人特定事項が第二百七十一条の五第二項（第三百十二条の二第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の決定により通知することとされたものに該当するとき。
when those measures make it impossible to confirm whether or not any person involved in the measures 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 otherwise is likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant; or
当該措置により、当該措置に係る者の供述の証明力の判断に資するような被告人その他の関係者との利害関係の有無を確かめることができなくなるときその他の被告人の防御に実質的な不利益を生ずるおそれがあるとき。
when the measures taken by the public prosecutor are pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), (5), (9) or (10) of the preceding Article, and the serious harm to the reputation or peaceful social life prescribed in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (c), (1) and item (ii), (a), and the acts prescribed in item (i), (c), (2) and item (ii), (b) of that paragraph, can be prevented by measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or (7) of that Article.
When a court revokes all or part of the measures taken by a public prosecutor as finding that it falls under the case of item (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1), and finds that the acts provided in item (i) of the same paragraph may be committed, the court may set a condition that the defense counsel must not notify the defendant of the name or address of any person pertaining to those measures, or designate the time or method of notification to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when the condition or the designation of the time or method makes it impossible to confirm whether or not the person pertaining to those measures 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 otherwise is likely to substantially harm the defense of the defendant.
When a court revokes all or part of the measures taken by a public prosecutor as finding that they fall under any of items (iii) through (v) of paragraph (2), and finds that there is a risk that the reputation or peaceful social life prescribed in Article 271-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (c), (1) or item (ii), (a) may be seriously harmed or that the acts prescribed in item (i), (c), (2) or item (ii), (b) of that paragraph may be committed, the same applies as in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "the name or address of any person" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the particulars identifying an individual".
第二項第三号から第五号までに該当すると認めて検察官がとつた措置の全部又は一部を取り消す場合において、第二百七十一条の二第一項第一号ハ（１）若しくは第二号イに規定する名誉若しくは社会生活の平穏が著しく害されるおそれ又は同項第一号ハ（２）若しくは第二号ロに規定する行為がなされるおそれがあると認めるときも、前項と同様とする。この場合において、同項中「者の氏名又は住居」とあるのは、「個人特定事項」とする。
If a court makes a ruling for the request under paragraph (1) or (2), the court must hear the opinion of the public prosecutor.
An immediate appeal may be filed against the ruling made for the request under paragraph (1) or (2) (including a judicial decision to set a condition or designate the time or method pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) or (4)).
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particulars identifying an individualmachine translation
「個人特定事項」
A person's name, address or any other matter that would identify an individual.
Defined inArticle 201-2, paragraph (1)
extract of the charging sheet, etc.machine translation
「起訴状抄本等」
An extract of the charging sheet (起訴状) with the particulars identifying an individual (個人特定事項) concerned left out, or another document in place of a copy of it, which a public prosecutor submits with the charging sheet when instituting prosecution, to be served on the defendant, when asking the court under Article 271-2 to keep those particulars from the defendant.
Short name set inArticle 271-2, paragraph (2)
written request for alteration of counts, etc.machine translation
「訴因変更等請求書面」
The document in which a public prosecutor asks the court, under Article 312, paragraph (1), to add, withdraw or change a count (訴因) or applicable penal statute (罰条) set out in the charging sheet (起訴状).
Defined inArticle 299-4, paragraph (2)· applies only in this article and in Article 299-5, paragraph (2), item (i)
extract of the written request for alteration of counts, etc.machine translation
「訴因変更等請求書面抄本等」
An extract of the written request for alteration of counts (訴因変更等請求書面) with the particulars identifying an individual (個人特定事項) concerned left out, or another document in place of a copy of that request, which a public prosecutor submits with the request, to be served on the defendant, when asking the court under Article 312-2 to keep those particulars from the defendant.
Defined inArticle 299-4, paragraph (2)· applies only in this article and in Article 299-5, paragraph (2), item (i)
public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.