# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第五百三条 (Article 503)

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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: 第五百三条 (Article 503) — address `art-503`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第五百三条
<sup>art-503 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-503</sup>

  **第一項**  第五百条及び前二条の申立ては、決定があるまでこれを取り下げることができる。
  <sup>art-503/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-503/par-1</sup>
  Requests under Article 500 and the preceding two Articles may be withdrawn until rulings are rendered thereon.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  第三百六十六条の規定は、第五百条及び前二条の申立て及びその取下げについてこれを準用する。
  <sup>art-503/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-503/par-2</sup>
  The provisions of Article 366 apply mutatis mutandis to requests under Article 500 and the preceding two Articles and withdrawal thereof.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-503/par-1: 第五百条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百条 (Article 500), art-500 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-500
- art-503/par-1: 前二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百一条 (Article 501), art-501 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-501
- art-503/par-1: 前二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百二条 (Article 502), art-502 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-502
- art-503/par-2: 第三百六十六条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百六十六条 (Article 366), art-366 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-366
- art-503/par-2: 第五百条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百条 (Article 500), art-500 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-500
- art-503/par-2: 前二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百一条 (Article 501), art-501 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-501
- art-503/par-2: 前二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第五百二条 (Article 502), art-502 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-502

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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