# Article 316-39, paragraph (5), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 316-39, paragraph (5) (第三百十六条の三十九第五項) 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 316-39, paragraph (5) (第三百十六条の三十九第五項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-39/par-5 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-39/par-5)
- 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、被害者参加人が第三百十六条の三十四第一項の規定により公判期日に出席する場合において、犯罪の性質、被害者参加人の年齢、心身の状態、名誉に対する影響その他の事情を考慮し、相当と認めるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、傍聴人とその被害者参加人との間で、相互に相手の状態を認識することができないようにするための措置を採ることができる。

English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English):

> The court may take measures so that the spectators and the Participating Victim cannot be aware of each other's presence, if the Participating Victim appears on the trial date pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-34, paragraph (1), after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, when it finds appropriate, taking into account the nature of the crime, the Participating Victim's age, mental or physical condition or effects upon said Participating Victim's reputation or other circumstances.

## 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、被害者参加人が第三百十六条の三十四第一項の規定により公判期日に出席する場合（同条第五項に規定する方法による場合を含む。）において、犯罪の性質、被害者参加人の年齢、心身の状態、名誉に対する影響その他の事情を考慮し、相当と認めるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、傍聴人とその被害者参加人との間で、相互に相手の状態を認識することができないようにするための措置を採ることができる。

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

> The court may take measures so that the observers and the Participating Victim cannot be aware of each other's presence, if the Participating Victim appears on the trial date pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-34, paragraph (1) (including cases where the method prescribed in paragraph (5) of the same Article is used), after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, when it finds appropriate, taking into account the nature of the crime, the Participating Victim's age, mental or physical condition or effects upon said Participating Victim's reputation or other circumstances.

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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)