# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第三百二条 (Article 302)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第三百二条 (Article 302)（控訴棄却） — address `art-302`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第三百二条（控訴棄却） — (Dismissal of an Appeal )
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-302 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-302 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-302</sup>

  **第一項**  控訴裁判所は、第一審判決を相当とするときは、控訴を棄却しなければならない。
  <sup>art-302/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-302/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-302/par-1</sup>
  If the court of second instance finds the judgment in the first instance to be appropriate, it must dismiss the appeal.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  第一審判決がその理由によれば不当である場合においても、他の理由により正当であるときは、控訴を棄却しなければならない。
  <sup>art-302/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-302/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-302/par-2</sup>
  Even if the reasons supplied do not justify the judgment in the first instance, if there is any other reason that does justify that judgment, the court of second instance must dismiss the appeal.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民事訴訟法 第三百三条第一項（控訴権の濫用に対する制裁） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-303/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-303/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17