# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第十二章 (Part 1, Chapter 12) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十二章 (Part 1, Chapter 12) — address `pt-1/ch-12` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2027-03-31 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 31 March 2027. The exact day is not fixed yet.), standing until 2027-07-22 as now scheduled, since the next amendment's day is not fixed — NOT yet in force (revision 20270331_507AC0000000039) - URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/pt-1/ch-12 - Every provision below carries its address and its place on this text's page on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第十二章　鑑定 — Chapter XII Expert Evidence heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-1/ch-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12 ### 第百六十五条 art-165 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-165 **第一項** 裁判所は、学識経験のある者に鑑定を命ずることができる。 art-165/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-165/par-1 The court may order expert examination from a person with relevant knowledge and experience. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百六十六条 art-166 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-166 **第一項** 鑑定人には、宣誓をさせなければならない。 art-166/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-166/par-1 The court must have expert witnesses swear an oath. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百六十七条 art-167 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167 **第一項** 被告人の心神又は身体に関する鑑定をさせるについて必要があるときは、裁判所は、期間を定め、病院その他の相当な場所に被告人を留置することができる。 art-167/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 When it is necessary to have an expert witness examine the mental or physical condition of the defendant, the court may detain the defendant at a hospital or any other appropriate place, and determine a time period for the detaining. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When it is necessary to have an expert witness examine the mental or physical condition of the accused, the court may detain the accused at a hospital or any other appropriate place, and determine a time period for the detaining." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **第二項** 前項の留置は、鑑定留置状を発してこれをしなければならない。 art-167/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-2 The detention in the preceding paragraph must not be executed without a detention warrant for expert examination. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 鑑定留置状は、書面によるほか、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、電磁的記録によることができる。 art-167/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-3 In addition to being in writing, a detention warrant for expert examination may be made as an electronic or magnetic record pursuant to the Rules of Court. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第一項の留置につき必要があるときは、裁判所は、被告人を収容すべき病院その他の場所の管理者の申出により、又は職権で、司法警察職員に被告人の看守を命ずることができる。 art-167/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-4 When it is necessary for the detention prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article, the court may, upon a proposal from the custodian of the hospital or other place accommodating the defendant or ex officio, order a judicial police official to guard the defendant. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When it is necessary for the detention prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article, the court may, upon a proposal from the custodian of the hospital or other place accommodating the accused or ex officio, order a judicial police official to guard the accused." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **第五項** 裁判所は、必要があるときは、留置の期間を延長し又は短縮することができる。 art-167/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-5 The court may, when it is necessary, extend or shorten a period of detention. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 勾留に関する規定は、この法律に特別の定めのある場合を除いては、第一項の留置について準用する。ただし、保釈に関する規定は、この限りでない。 art-167/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-6 The provisions pertaining to detention apply mutatis mutandis to the detention for expert examination prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article except as otherwise provided in this Code; provided however, that the provisions pertaining to bail do not apply. machine translation, not official **第七項** 第一項の留置は、未決勾留日数の算入については、これを勾留とみなす。 art-167/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-7 The detention prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article is deemed as detention with regard to the inclusion of the number of pre-sentencing detention days. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百六十七条の二 art-167-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167-2 **第一項** 勾留中の被告人に対し鑑定留置状が執行されたときは、被告人が留置されている間、勾留は、その執行を停止されたものとする。 art-167-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167-2/par-1 When a detention warrant for expert examination is executed against a defendant under detention, the execution of detention is deemed to be suspended while said defendant is under detention for expert examination. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When a detention warrant for expert examination is executed against an accused under detention, the execution of detention is deemed to be suspended while said accused is under detention for expert examination." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **第二項** 前項の場合において、前条第一項の処分が取り消され又は留置の期間が満了したときは、第九十八条の規定を準用する。 art-167-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167-2/par-2 In the case of the preceding paragraph, when the disposition prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article has been rescinded or the period of detention has expired, the provisions of Article 98 apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百六十八条 art-168 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168 **第一項** 鑑定人は、鑑定について必要がある場合には、裁判所の許可を受けて、人の住居若しくは人の看守する邸宅、建造物若しくは船舶内に入り、身体を検査し、死体を解剖し、墳墓を発掘し、又は物を破壊することができる。 art-168/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 Expert witnesses may, upon the permission of the court and when it is necessary for expert examination, enter a person's residence, or premises, building or vessel guarded by a person, or conduct inspections and examinations of persons, perform autopsies, excavate graves or break objects. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 裁判所は、前項の許可をするには、許可状を発して、これをしなければならない。 art-168/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 The court must grant the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph by issuing a permit. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項の許可状は、書面によるほか、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、電磁的記録によることができる。 art-168/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-3 In addition to being in writing, the permit set forth in the preceding paragraph may be made as an electronic or magnetic record pursuant to the Rules of Court. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第二項の許可状には、被告人の氏名、罪名及び立ち入るべき場所、検査すべき身体、解剖すべき死体、発掘すべき墳墓又は破壊すべき物並びに鑑定人の氏名その他裁判所の規則で定める事項を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。 art-168/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-4 The permit set forth in paragraph (2) must state or record the name of the defendant, the crime, and the place to be entered, the body to be inspected and examined, the corpse to be autopsied, the grave to be excavated, the object to be destroyed and the name of the expert witness and other particulars provided for by the Rules of Court. machine translation, not official **第五項** 裁判所は、身体の検査に関し、適当と認める条件を付することができる。 art-168/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-5 The court may add appropriate conditions to inspections and examinations of persons. machine translation, not official **第六項** 鑑定人は、第一項の処分を受ける者に対し、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める措置をとらなければならない。 art-168/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-6 Expert witnesses must take the measures specified in each of the following items in accordance with the category of cases set forth in those items with respect to the relevant persons subject to the measures prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article: machine translation, not official **一** 第二項の許可状が書面である場合　同項の許可状を示すこと。 art-168/par-6/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-6/item-1 where the permit set forth in paragraph (2) is in writing: showing the permit set forth in that paragraph; machine translation, not official **二** 第二項の許可状が電磁的記録である場合　裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、同項の許可状に記録された事項を電子計算機の映像面、書面その他のものに表示して示すこと。 art-168/par-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-6/item-2 where the permit set forth in paragraph (2) is an electronic or magnetic record: pursuant to the Rules of Court, displaying the particulars recorded in the permit set forth in that paragraph on the screen of a computer, in a document or on something else and showing them. machine translation, not official **第七項** 第二項から前項までの規定は、鑑定人が公判廷でする第一項の処分については、これを適用しない。 art-168/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-7 The provisions of paragraph (2) through the preceding paragraph do not apply to the measures prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article taken by an expert witness in a public court. machine translation, not official **第八項** 第百三十一条、第百三十七条、第百三十八条及び第百四十条の規定は、鑑定人の第一項の規定によつてする身体の検査について準用する。 art-168/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-8 The provisions of Articles 131, 137, 138 and 140 apply mutatis mutandis to inspections and examinations of persons by an expert witness in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十九条 art-169 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-169 **第一項** 裁判所は、合議体の構成員に鑑定について必要な処分をさせることができる。但し、第百六十七条第一項に規定する処分については、この限りでない。 art-169/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-169/par-1 The court may have a judge of a panel take necessary dispositions for expert examination; provided however, that this does not apply to the disposition provided for in Article 167, paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百七十条 art-170 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-170 **第一項** 検察官及び弁護人は、鑑定に立ち会うことができる。この場合には、第百五十七条第二項の規定を準用する。 art-170/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-170/par-1 A public prosecutor or defense counsel may attend expert examination. In this case, the provisions of Article 157, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百七十一条 art-171 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-171 **第一項** 前章の規定は、勾引に関する規定を除き、鑑定について準用する。この場合において、第百五十七条の六第二項中「ときは、」とあるのは、「とき、又は鑑定人を尋問する場合（鑑定の経過及び結果に関する尋問をする場合を除く。）において、相当と認めるときは、」と読み替えるものとする。 art-171/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-171/par-1 The provisions of the preceding Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to expert examination, except for the provisions on subpoena. In this case, the phrase "when a court finds it appropriate in the following cases," in Article 157-6, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "when a court finds it appropriate in the following cases, or when examining an expert witness (excluding examination concerning the process and conclusion of the expert examination) and the court finds it appropriate,". machine translation, not official ### 第百七十二条 art-172 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-172 **第一項** 身体の検査を受ける者が、鑑定人の第百六十八条第一項の規定によつてする身体の検査を拒んだ場合には、鑑定人は、裁判官にその者の身体の検査を請求することができる。 art-172/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-172/par-1 When a person who is to undergo an inspection and examination of a person refuses to be inspected and examined by an expert witness prescribed in Article 168, paragraph (1), said expert witness may request a judge to conduct said inspection and examination of the person. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の請求を受けた裁判官は、第十章の規定に準じ身体の検査をすることができる。 art-172/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-172/par-2 The judge who is requested as prescribed in the preceding paragraph may inspect and examine a person in accordance with the provisions of Chapter X. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百七十三条 art-173 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-173 **第一項** 鑑定人は、旅費、日当及び宿泊料の外、鑑定料を請求し、及び鑑定に必要な費用の支払又は償還を受けることができる。 art-173/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-173/par-1 Expert witnesses may request expert examination fees in addition to travel expenses, a daily allowance and accommodation fees, and receive payment or reimbursement of the expenses necessary for said expert examination. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 鑑定人は、あらかじめ鑑定に必要な費用の支払を受けた場合において、正当な理由がなく、出頭せず又は宣誓若しくは鑑定を拒んだときは、その支払を受けた費用を返納しなければならない。 art-173/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-173/par-2 If an expert witness receives the payment of expenses necessary for expert examination in advance but does not appear in court or refuses to swear an oath or perform said examination without a justifiable reason, said expert witness must return said received expenses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百七十四条 art-174 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-174 **第一項** 特別の知識によつて知り得た過去の事実に関する尋問については、この章の規定によらないで、前章の規定を適用する。 art-174/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-174/par-1 With regard to examinations pertaining to past facts which have come to be known through special knowledge, the provisions of the preceding Chapter apply instead of the provisions of this Chapter. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-167/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-167/par-4: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-167/par-6: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-167/par-7: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-167-2/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条の二第一項 (Article 167-2, paragraph (1)), art-167-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167-2/par-1 - art-167-2/par-2: 前条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-167-2/par-2: 第九十八条 → 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条 (Article 98), art-98 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-8/from-art-98#art-98 - art-168/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第一項 (Article 168, paragraph (1)), art-168/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 - art-168/par-3: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 - art-168/par-4: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 - art-168/par-6: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第一項 (Article 168, paragraph (1)), art-168/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 - art-168/par-6/item-1: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 - art-168/par-6/item-2: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 - art-168/par-7: 第二項から前項まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第二項 (Article 168, paragraph (2)), art-168/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-2 - art-168/par-7: 第二項から前項まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第三項 (Article 168, paragraph (3)), art-168/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-3 - art-168/par-7: 第二項から前項まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第四項 (Article 168, paragraph (4)), art-168/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-4 - art-168/par-7: 第二項から前項まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第五項 (Article 168, paragraph (5)), art-168/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-5 - art-168/par-7: 第二項から前項まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第六項 (Article 168, paragraph (6)), art-168/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-6 - art-168/par-7: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第一項 (Article 168, paragraph (1)), art-168/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 - art-168/par-8: 第百三十一条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百三十一条 (Article 131), art-131 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-10#art-131 - art-168/par-8: 第百三十七条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百三十七条 (Article 137), art-137 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-10#art-137 - art-168/par-8: 第百三十八条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百三十八条 (Article 138), art-138 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-10#art-138 - art-168/par-8: 第百四十条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百四十条 (Article 140), art-140 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-10#art-140 - art-168/par-8: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第一項 (Article 168, paragraph (1)), art-168/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 - art-169/par-1: 第百六十七条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-167/par-1 - art-170/par-1: 第百五十七条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条第二項 (Article 157, paragraph (2)), art-157/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-11/from-art-143#art-157/par-2 - art-171/par-1: 第百五十七条の六第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2)), art-157-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-11/from-art-157-5#art-157-6/par-2 - art-172/par-1: 第百六十八条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百六十八条第一項 (Article 168, paragraph (1)), art-168/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-168/par-1 - art-172/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百七十二条第一項 (Article 172, paragraph (1)), art-172/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039/text/pt-1/ch-12#art-172/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Code of Criminal Procedure, written 2026-11-06 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text as 令和七年法律第三十九号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039), retrieved 2026-11-06 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 167-2, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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 (刑事訴訟法), Article 167, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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 (刑事訴訟法), Article 167, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-005, translated 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation of amended wording, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-amendments-20261106T054114-004, translated 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