# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三条 (Article 3)

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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: 第三条 (Article 3) — address `art-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三条
<sup>art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-3</sup>

  **第一項**  事物管轄を異にする数個の事件が関連するときは、上級の裁判所は、併せてこれを管轄することができる。
  <sup>art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-3/par-1</sup>
  If two or more related cases fall under the subject-matter jurisdiction of different courts, a higher court may jointly exercise jurisdiction over all of said cases.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  高等裁判所の特別権限に属する事件と他の事件とが関連するときは、高等裁判所は、併せてこれを管轄することができる。
  <sup>art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-3/par-2</sup>
  If a case falls under special jurisdiction of a high court and other cases are related to said case, the high court may jointly exercise jurisdiction over all of said cases.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- 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 — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06