# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百九十六条 (Article 396)

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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: 第三百九十六条 (Article 396) — address `art-396`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百九十六条
<sup>art-396 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-396</sup>

  **第一項**  第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条及び第三百八十三条に規定する事由がないときは、判決で控訴を棄却しなければならない。
  <sup>art-396/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-396/par-1</sup>
  When there are no grounds as in the items set forth in the provisions of Article 377 through Article 382 and Article 383, the court shall dismiss said appeal by a judgment.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百七十七条 (Article 377), art-377 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-377
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百七十八条 (Article 378), art-378 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-378
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百七十九条 (Article 379), art-379 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-379
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百八十条 (Article 380), art-380 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-380
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百八十一条 (Article 381), art-381 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-381
- art-396/par-1: 第三百七十七条乃至第三百八十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百八十二条 (Article 382), art-382 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-382
- art-396/par-1: 第三百八十三条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百八十三条 (Article 383), art-383 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-383

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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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/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