When the present whereabouts of the defendant is unknown, the presiding judge may delegate investigation of the defendant and execution of the subpoena or detention warrant to the Superintending Prosecutor.
被告人の現在地が判らないときは、裁判長は、検事長にその捜査及び勾引状又は勾留状の執行を嘱託することができる。
The delegated Superintending Prosecutor must order a public prosecutor of the jurisdiction to conduct the procedures of investigation and execution of the subpoena or detention warrant.
嘱託を受けた検事長は、その管内の検察官に捜査及び勾引状又は勾留状の執行の手続をさせなければならない。
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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.