# Article 299-6, paragraph (6), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 299-6, paragraph (6) (第二百九十九条の六第六項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- Provision: Article 299-6, paragraph (6) (第二百九十九条の六第六項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-6 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299-6/par-6)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 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。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> 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.

## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 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（以下この項においてこれらの者を「措置対象者」という。）若しくは措置対象者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の内容を表示したものを閲覧し若しくはその内容を再生したものを視聴し又はその内容の朗読を求めるについて、このうち当該措置対象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視聴を禁じ、又は当該部分の朗読の求めを拒むことができる。ただし、当該措置対象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。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> 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 (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "person subject to measures") or a relative of the person subject to measures 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 what displays the contents of the trial records or views and listens to what reproduces their contents, or requests that their contents be read aloud, pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, prohibit the defendant from inspecting or viewing and listening to the part of these records, in which the name or address of the person subject to 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 subject to 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.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)