# Article 50, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 50, paragraph (1) (第五十条第一項) 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 50, paragraph (1) (第五十条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-50/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-50/par-1)
- 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:

> 公判調書が次回の公判期日までに整理されなかつたときは、裁判所書記は、検察官、被告人又は弁護人の請求により、次回の公判期日において又はその期日までに、前回の公判期日における証人の供述の要旨を告げなければならない。この場合において、請求をした検察官、被告人又は弁護人が証人の供述の要旨の正確性につき異議を申し立てたときは、その旨を調書に記載しなければならない。

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

> If the trial records have not been completed by the time of the next trial date, the court clerk must, upon the request of a public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, give an outline of the statements given by the witnesses on the previous trial date either on or before the next trial date. In this case, when the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel who has made the request raises an objection to the accuracy of the outline of the statements, such objection must be recorded in the trial records.

## 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:

> 公判調書が次回の公判期日までにファイルに記録されなかつたときは、裁判所書記官は、検察官、被告人又は弁護人の請求により、次回の公判期日において又はその期日までに、前回の公判期日における証人の供述の要旨を告げなければならない。この場合において、請求をした検察官、被告人又は弁護人が証人の供述の要旨の正確性につき異議を申し立てたときは、その旨を調書（電磁的記録をもつて作成するものを含む。次条第一項、第六十五条第二項、第百五十七条の六第五項、第百九十八条及び第二百四十一条第三項において同じ。）に記載し、又は記録しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If the trial records have not been recorded in the file by the time of the next trial date, the court clerk must, upon the request of a public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, give an outline of the statements given by the witnesses on the previous trial date either on or before the next trial date. In this case, when the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel who has made the request raises an objection to the accuracy of the outline of the statements, such objection must be written or recorded in the record (including those prepared as electronic or magnetic records; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article, Article 65, paragraph (2), Article 157-6, paragraph (5), Article 198 and Article 241, paragraph (3)).

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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)