# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百十六条の三十五 (Article 316-35)

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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: 第三百十六条の三十五 (Article 316-35) — address `art-316-35`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百十六条の三十五
<sup>art-316-35 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-35</sup>

    **第一項**  被害者参加人又はその委託を受けた弁護士は、検察官に対し、当該被告事件についてのこの法律の規定による検察官の権限の行使に関し、意見を述べることができる。この場合において、検察官は、当該権限を行使し又は行使しないこととしたときは、必要に応じ、当該意見を述べた者に対し、その理由を説明しなければならない。
    <sup>art-316-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-35/par-1</sup>
    The Participating Victim or the entrusted attorney may state an opinion to the public prosecutor relating to the authority exercised by the public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of this Code with regard to the case. In this case, if the public prosecutor exercises or does not exercise their authority, where necessary, said prosecutor must explain the reason for this to the person who stated such opinion.
    <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