# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二百九十九条の六 (Article 299-6) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第二百九十九条の六 (Article 299-6) — address `art-299-6` - Text in force since: 2026-10-20 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6 - e-Gov law ID: 323AC0000000131 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二百九十九条の六 art-299-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6 **第一項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第一項若しくは第六項の規定による措置に係る者若しくは裁判所がとつた前条第三項の規定による措置に係る者若しくはこれら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あると認める場合において、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、弁護人が第四十条第一項の規定により訴訟に関する書類又は証拠物を閲覧し又は謄写するに当たり、これらに記載され又は記録されている当該措置に係る者の氏名又は住居を被告人に知らせてはならない旨の条件を付し、又は被告人に知らせる時期若しくは方法を指定することができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-1 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (1) or (6) or those taken by the court pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant's defense counsel, the court may set a condition that the defense counsel must not notify the defendant of the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures, which is included or recorded in documents or articles of evidence relating to the trial, or designate the time or method of notification to the defendant, when the defense counsel inspects or copies these documents or articles pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (1); provided, however, that this does not apply when the condition or designation 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. machine translation, not official **第二項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第三項若しくは第八項の規定による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あると認める場合において、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、弁護人が第四十条第一項の規定により訴訟に関する書類又は証拠物を閲覧し又は謄写するについて、これらのうち当該措置に係る者の氏名若しくは住居が記載され若しくは記録されている部分の閲覧若しくは謄写を禁じ、又は当該氏名若しくは住居を被告人に知らせてはならない旨の条件を付し、若しくは被告人に知らせる時期若しくは方法を指定することができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-2 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (3) or (8) or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant's defense counsel, the court may, when the defense counsel inspects or copies documents or articles of evidence relating to the trial pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (1), prohibit the defense counsel from inspecting or copying the part of these documents or articles, in which the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures is included or recorded, or set a condition that the defense counsel must not notify the defendant of that name or address or designate the time or method of notification to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when the prohibition, condition or designation 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. machine translation, not official **第三項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第一項若しくは第六項の規定による措置に係る者若しくは裁判所がとつた前条第三項の規定による措置に係る者若しくはこれら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あると認める場合において、弁護人から第四十六条の規定による請求があつた場合であつて、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、弁護人に裁判書又は裁判を記載した調書の謄本又は抄本を交付するに当たり、これらに記載されている当該措置に係る者の氏名又は住居を被告人に知らせてはならない旨の条件を付し、又は被告人に知らせる時期若しくは方法を指定することができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-3 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (1) or (6) or those taken by the court pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and a request under the provisions of Article 46 has been made by the defense counsel, and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, the court may, when delivering to the defense counsel a transcript or an extract of the written decision or the trial record in which the judicial decision is recorded, set a condition that the defense counsel must not notify the defendant of the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures, which is stated in them, or designate the time or method of notification to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when the condition or designation 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. machine translation, not official **第四項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第三項若しくは第八項の規定による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あると認める場合において、弁護人から第四十六条の規定による請求があつた場合であつて、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、裁判書若しくは裁判を記載した調書の抄本であつて当該措置に係る者の氏名若しくは住居の記載がないものを交付し、又は弁護人に裁判書若しくは裁判を記載した調書の謄本若しくは抄本を交付するに当たり、当該氏名若しくは住居を被告人に知らせてはならない旨の条件を付し、若しくは被告人に知らせる時期若しくは方法を指定することができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-4 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (3) or (8) or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and a request under the provisions of Article 46 has been made by the defense counsel, and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, the court may deliver an extract of the written decision or the trial record in which the judicial decision is recorded that does not state the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures, or, when delivering to the defense counsel a transcript or an extract of the written decision or that record, set a condition that the defense counsel must not notify the defendant of that name or address, or designate the time or method of notification to the defendant; provided, however, that this does not apply when the delivery of that extract, the condition or the designation 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. machine translation, not official **第五項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第一項、第三項、第六項若しくは第八項の規定による措置に係る者若しくは裁判所がとつた前条第三項の規定による措置に係る者若しくはこれら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あると認める場合において、被告人その他訴訟関係人（検察官及び弁護人を除く。）から第四十六条の規定による請求があつた場合であつて、検察官及び当該請求をした被告人その他訴訟関係人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、裁判書又は裁判を記載した調書の抄本であつて当該措置に係る者の氏名又は住居の記載がないものを交付することができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-5 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (1), (3), (6) or (8) or those taken by the court pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and a request under the provisions of Article 46 has been made by the defendant or any other person concerned in a case (excluding the public prosecutor and the defense counsel), and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or other person concerned in the case who made the request, the court may deliver an extract of the written decision or the trial record in which the judicial decision is recorded that does not state the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures; provided, however, that this does not apply when it 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. machine translation, not official **第六項** 裁判所は、検察官がとつた第二百九十九条の四第一項、第三項、第六項若しくは第八項の規定による措置に係る者若しくは裁判所がとつた前条第三項の規定による措置に係る者若しくはこれら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あると認める場合において、検察官及び被告人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、被告人が第四十九条の規定により公判調書を閲覧し又はその朗読を求めるについて、このうち当該措置に係る者の氏名若しくは住居が記載され若しくは記録されている部分の閲覧を禁じ、又は当該部分の朗読の求めを拒むことができる。ただし、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は、この限りでない。 art-299-6/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-6 If a court finds that the body or property of any person pertaining to the measures taken by a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of Article 299-4, paragraph (1), (3), (6) or (8) or those taken by the court pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, or the person's relative is likely to be harmed, or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused, and also finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant, the court may, when the defendant inspects the trial records or requests the trial records to be read aloud pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, prohibit the defendant from inspecting the part of these records, in which the name or address of the person pertaining to those measures is included or recorded, or refuse the request for reading of that part; provided, however, that this does not apply when the prohibition or refusal 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. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-299-6/par-1: 第二百九十九条の四第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第一項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (1)), art-299-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-1 - art-299-6/par-1: 第六項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第六項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (6)), art-299-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-6 - art-299-6/par-1: 前条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の五第三項 (Article 299-5, paragraph (3)), art-299-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-5/par-3 - art-299-6/par-1: 第四十条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十条第一項 (Article 40, paragraph (1)), art-40/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-40/par-1 - art-299-6/par-2: 第二百九十九条の四第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第三項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (3)), art-299-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-3 - art-299-6/par-2: 第八項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第八項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (8)), art-299-4/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-8 - art-299-6/par-2: 第四十条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十条第一項 (Article 40, paragraph (1)), art-40/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-40/par-1 - art-299-6/par-3: 第二百九十九条の四第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第一項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (1)), art-299-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-1 - art-299-6/par-3: 第六項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第六項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (6)), art-299-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-6 - art-299-6/par-3: 前条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の五第三項 (Article 299-5, paragraph (3)), art-299-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-5/par-3 - art-299-6/par-3: 第四十六条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十六条 (Article 46), art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-46 - art-299-6/par-4: 第二百九十九条の四第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第三項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (3)), art-299-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-3 - art-299-6/par-4: 第八項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第八項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (8)), art-299-4/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-8 - art-299-6/par-4: 第四十六条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十六条 (Article 46), art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-46 - art-299-6/par-5: 第二百九十九条の四第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第一項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (1)), art-299-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-1 - art-299-6/par-5: 第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第三項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (3)), art-299-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-3 - art-299-6/par-5: 第六項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第六項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (6)), art-299-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-6 - art-299-6/par-5: 第八項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第八項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (8)), art-299-4/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-8 - art-299-6/par-5: 前条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の五第三項 (Article 299-5, paragraph (3)), art-299-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-5/par-3 - art-299-6/par-5: 第四十六条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十六条 (Article 46), art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-46 - art-299-6/par-6: 第二百九十九条の四第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第一項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (1)), art-299-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-1 - art-299-6/par-6: 第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第三項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (3)), art-299-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-3 - art-299-6/par-6: 第六項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第六項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (6)), art-299-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-6 - art-299-6/par-6: 第八項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の四第八項 (Article 299-4, paragraph (8)), art-299-4/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-4/par-8 - art-299-6/par-6: 前条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十九条の五第三項 (Article 299-5, paragraph (3)), art-299-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-5/par-3 - art-299-6/par-6: 第四十九条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四十九条 (Article 49), art-49 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-49 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. 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