# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第百二十三条 (Article 123)

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- Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号
- English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百二十三条 (Article 123) — address `art-123`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第百二十三条
<sup>art-123 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123</sup>

  **第一項**  押収物で留置の必要がないものは、被告事件の終結を待たないで、決定でこれを還付しなければならない。
  <sup>art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-1</sup>
  Seized articles which do not necessitate custody must, without waiting for the conclusion of the case, be returned by a ruling.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Seized articles which do not necessitate custody must, notwithstanding the conclusion of the case, be returned by a ruling." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

  **第二項**  押収物は、所有者、所持者、保管者又は差出人の請求により、決定で仮にこれを還付することができる。
  <sup>art-123/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-2</sup>
  Seized articles may be ruled to be provisionally returned, upon the request of the owner, possessor, custodian or the person who submitted them.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  押収物が次の各号に掲げる記録媒体で留置の必要がないものである場合において、当該各号に定める者と当該記録媒体の所有者、所持者又は保管者とが異なるときは、被告事件の終結を待たないで、決定で、当該各号に定める者に対し、当該記録媒体を交付し、又は当該電磁的記録の複写を許さなければならない。
  <sup>art-123/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3</sup>
  When a seized article is a recording medium set forth in each of the following items that does not need to be placed in custody, and the person prescribed in that item differs from the owner, possessor or custodian of the recording medium, the recording medium must be delivered to the person prescribed in that item, or the copying of the electronic or magnetic records must be allowed, by a ruling, without waiting for the conclusion of the case.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  第百十条の二の規定により電磁的記録を移転し、又は移転させた上差し押さえた記録媒体　差押えを受けた者
    <sup>art-123/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3/item-1</sup>
    a recording medium seized after transferring electronic or magnetic records or having the electronic or magnetic records transferred pursuant to the provisions of Article 110-2: the person who underwent the seizure;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法（電磁的記録を記録媒体に移転させるものに限る。）による提供を命ずるものに限る。以下この号において同じ。）により提出させた記録媒体　電磁的記録提供命令を受けた者
    <sup>art-123/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3/item-2</sup>
    a recording medium submitted under an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) (limited to the method of having electronic or magnetic records transferred to a recording medium); hereinafter the same applies in this item): the person who received the order to provide electronic or magnetic records.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  前三項の決定をするについては、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴かなければならない。
  <sup>art-123/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-4</sup>
  When making the ruling prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs, the court must hear the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When making the ruling prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs, the court must hear the opinions of the public prosecutor and the accused or the defense counsel." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-123/par-3/item-1: 第百十条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十条の二 (Article 110-2), art-110-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-110-2
- art-123/par-3/item-2: 第百二条の二第一項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二条の二第一項第一号 (Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-102-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-102-2/par-1/item-1
- art-123/par-3/item-2: この号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第三項第二号 (Article 123, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-123/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3/item-2
- art-123/par-4: 前三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第一項 (Article 123, paragraph (1)), art-123/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-1
- art-123/par-4: 前三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第二項 (Article 123, paragraph (2)), art-123/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-2
- art-123/par-4: 前三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第三項 (Article 123, paragraph (3)), art-123/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3

## Cited by

15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第三項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-3/item-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 第百二十三条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-123-2/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百二十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-220/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百二十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-222/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第四百九十九条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-499/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第四百九十九条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-499-2/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-7
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第十一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-11
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第十二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-12
- 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第十二条第一項（消去等措置のための領置等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sexual-image-filming-act/art-12/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067)
- 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sexual-image-filming-act/art-13/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067)
- 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第十三条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sexual-image-filming-act/art-13/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067)
- 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第十三条第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sexual-image-filming-act/art-13/par-7 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067)

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Code of Criminal Procedure, written 2026-11-06
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 123, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 123, paragraph (4) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
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- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06