When a court examines documentary evidence upon request from a public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, the presiding judge must order the person who has made the request to read the documents aloud; provided, however, that the presiding judge may personally read them aloud, or have an associate judge or a court clerk do so.
検察官、被告人又は弁護人の請求により、証拠書類の取調べをするについては、裁判長は、その取調べを請求した者にこれを朗読させなければならない。ただし、裁判長は、自らこれを朗読し、又は陪席の裁判官若しくは裁判所書記官にこれを朗読させることができる。
When a court examines documentary evidence ex officio, the presiding judge must personally read the documents aloud, or have an associate judge or a court clerk do so.
裁判所が職権で証拠書類の取調べをするについては、裁判長は、自らその書類を朗読し、又は陪席の裁判官若しくは裁判所書記官にこれを朗読させなければならない。
When a ruling under Article 290-2, paragraph (1) or (3) is rendered, reading documentary evidence aloud pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs shall be conducted by a method whereby particulars identifying the victim are not disclosed.
第二百九十条の二第一項又は第三項の決定があつたときは、前二項の規定による証拠書類の朗読は、被害者特定事項を明らかにしない方法でこれを行うものとする。
The preceding paragraph also applies to the reading of documentary evidence pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2), when a ruling is rendered under Article 290-3, paragraph (1). In this case, the term "particulars identifying the victim" in the same paragraph is replaced with "particulars identifying the witness or the like."
Removed by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
In the examination of a written statement, part of which contains a recording medium, pursuant to the provisions of Article 157-6, paragraph (5), the recording medium shall be played in lieu of reading aloud pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2); provided, however, that the presiding judge may, when finding it appropriate after hearing the opinions of a public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, order the person who has requested the examination of that written statement, an associate judge or a court clerk to state, or personally state the content of the statement recorded in the written statement, in lieu of playing that recording medium.
第百五十七条の六第五項の規定により記録媒体がその一部とされた調書の取調べについては、第一項又は第二項の規定による朗読に代えて、当該記録媒体を再生するものとする。ただし、裁判長は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、当該記録媒体の再生に代えて、当該調書の取調べを請求した者、陪席の裁判官若しくは裁判所書記官に当該調書に記録された供述の内容を告げさせ、又は自らこれを告げることができる。
Removed by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
When a court plays the recording medium provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (5) pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and finds it necessary, the court may take the measures provided in Article 157-5, after hearing the opinions of a public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel.
裁判所は、前項の規定により第百五十七条の六第五項に規定する記録媒体を再生する場合において、必要と認めるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、第百五十七条の五に規定する措置を採ることができる。
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particulars identifying the victimmachine translation
「被害者特定事項」
The name, address or any other matter that would identify the victim of a case, which the court may decide, under Article 290-2, not to disclose in open court in sexual offence cases and the other cases that Article lists.
Defined inArticle 290-2, paragraph (1)
particulars identifying the witness or the likemachine translation
「証人等特定事項」
The name, address or any other matter that would identify a witness or the like (証人等), which the court may decide, under Article 290-3, not to disclose in open court.
Defined inArticle 290-3, paragraph (1)
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.