# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第百五十七条の六 (Article 157-6) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6. 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: 第百五十七条の六 (Article 157-6) — address `art-157-6` - Text in force since: 2026-10-20 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6 - e-Gov law ID: 323AC0000000131 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百五十七条の六 art-157-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6 **第一項** 裁判所は、次に掲げる者を証人として尋問する場合において、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、裁判官及び訴訟関係人が証人を尋問するために在席する場所以外の場所であつて、同一構内（これらの者が在席する場所と同一の構内をいう。次項において同じ。）にあるものにその証人を在席させ、映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によつて、尋問することができる。 art-157-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1 In the examination of the person set forth in the following items as a witness, when a court finds it appropriate, the court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, have the witness be present in a place located in the same premises (meaning in the same premises as the place where these persons are present; the same applies in the following paragraph) other than the place where the judge and persons concerned in the case are present for the examination of the witness, and examine the witness by means that allows the recognition of each other's presence and communication through the transmission of images and sound: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In the examination of the person set forth in the following items as a witness, when a court finds it appropriate, the court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the accused or the defense counsel, have the witness be present in a place located in the same premises (meaning in the same premises as the place where these persons are present; the same applies in the following paragraph) other than the place where the judge and persons concerned in the case are present for the examination of the witness, and examine the witness by means that allows the recognition of each other's presence and communication through the transmission of images and sound:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **一** 刑法第百七十六条、第百七十七条、第百七十九条、第百八十一条若しくは第百八十二条の罪、同法第二百二十五条若しくは第二百二十六条の二第三項の罪（わいせつ又は結婚の目的に係る部分に限る。以下この号において同じ。）、同法第二百二十七条第一項（同法第二百二十五条又は第二百二十六条の二第三項の罪を犯した者を幇助する目的に係る部分に限る。）若しくは第三項（わいせつの目的に係る部分に限る。）の罪若しくは同法第二百四十一条第一項若しくは第三項の罪又はこれらの罪の未遂罪の被害者 art-157-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-1 the victim of the crimes or attempts of the crimes under Articles 176, 177, 179, 181 or 182 of the Penal Code, Article 225 or Article 226-2, paragraph (3) of the same Code (limited to cases with the purpose of indecency or marriage; hereinafter the same applies in this item), Article 227, paragraph (1) of the same Code (limited to cases with the purpose of being an accessory to a person who commits the crime under Article 225 or Article 226-2, paragraph (3) of the same Code) or paragraph (3) of that Article (limited to cases with the purpose of indecency), or Article 241, paragraph (1) or (3) of the same Code; machine translation, not official **二** 児童福祉法（昭和二十二年法律第百六十四号）第六十条第一項の罪若しくは同法第三十四条第一項第九号に係る同法第六十条第二項の罪、児童買春、児童ポルノに係る行為等の規制及び処罰並びに児童の保護等に関する法律（平成十一年法律第五十二号）第四条から第八条までの罪又は性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条までの罪の被害者 art-157-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-2 the victim of the crimes under Article 60, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act (Act No. 164 of 1947) or paragraph (2) of the same Article pertaining to Article 34, paragraph (1), item (ix) of the same Act, Articles 4 through 8 of the Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children (Act No. 52 of 1999), or Articles 2 through 6 of the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Photographing Sexual Poses, etc. and the Erasure, etc. of Electronic or Magnetic Records of Images of Sexual Poses Recorded on Seized Articles (Act No. 67 of 2023); or machine translation, not official **三** 前二号に掲げる者のほか、犯罪の性質、証人の年齢、心身の状態、被告人との関係その他の事情により、裁判官及び訴訟関係人が証人を尋問するために在席する場所において供述するときは圧迫を受け精神の平穏を著しく害されるおそれがあると認められる者 art-157-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-3 in addition to those set forth in the preceding two items, a person who is likely to feel pressure and the person's mental peace of mind is likely to be seriously harmed while testifying at the place where the judge and persons concerned in the case are present for the examination of the witness, due to the nature of the crime, the person's age, mental or physical condition or relationship with the defendant, or other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "in addition to those set forth in the preceding two items, a person who is likely to feel pressure and the person's mental peace of mind is likely to be seriously harmed while testifying at the place where the judge and persons concerned in the case are present for the examination of the witness, due to the nature of the crime, the person's age, mental or physical condition or relationship with the accused, or other circumstances." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **第二項** 裁判所は、証人（国内にいる者に限る。以下この項及び次項において同じ。）を尋問する場合において、次に掲げる場合であつて、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、他の裁判所の構内にある場所その他の同一構内以外にある場所であつて、適当と認めるものに証人を在席させ、映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によつて、尋問することができる。 art-157-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2 In the examination of a witness (limited to a person who is in Japan; the same applies in this paragraph and the following paragraph), when a court finds it appropriate in the following cases, the court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, have the witness be present in a place that it finds appropriate, such as a place within the premises of another court or any other place not in the same premises, and examine the witness by means that allows the recognition of each other's presence and communication through the transmission of images and sound: machine translation, not official **一** 犯罪の性質、証人の年齢、心身の状態、被告人との関係その他の事情により、証人が同一構内に出頭するときは精神の平穏を著しく害されるおそれがあると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-1 when the court finds that the witness's peace of mind is likely to be seriously harmed if the witness appears in the same premises, due to the nature of the crime, the witness's age, mental or physical condition or relationship with the defendant, or other circumstances; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "when the court finds that the witness's peace of mind is likely to be seriously harmed if the witness appears in the same premises, due to the nature of the crime, the witness's age, mental or physical condition or relationship with the accused, or other circumstances;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **二** 同一構内への出頭に伴う移動に際し、証人の身体若しくは財産に害を加え又は証人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とき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-2 when the court finds that the body or property of the witness is likely to be harmed or the witness may be threatened or confused while moving to a place in the same premises to appear there; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 同一構内への出頭後の移動に際し尾行その他の方法で証人の住居、勤務先その他その通常所在する場所が特定されることにより、証人若しくはそ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とき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-3 when the court finds that the body or property of the witness or the witness's relative is likely to be harmed or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused due to the identification of the witness's address, workplace and other ordinary whereabouts by following the witness or other means while the witness moves after appearing in the same premises; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "when the court finds that the body or property of the witness or the witness's relative is likely to be harmed or either of these persons is likely to be threatened or confused due to the identification of the witness's address, workplace and other ordinary whereabouts by following the witness or other means while the witness moves after appearing in the same premises; or" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **四** 証人がその傷病又は心身の障害により同一構内に出頭することが著しく困難であると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-4 when the court finds that it is extremely difficult for the witness to appear at the same premises due to injury, illness or mental or physical disorder; machine translation, not official **五** 証人が遠隔地に居住し、その年齢、職業、健康状態その他の事情により、同一構内に出頭することが著しく困難であると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-5 when the court finds it extremely difficult that the witness appears in the same premises due to the witness's residence in a remote place, and his/her age, occupation, physical condition or other circumstances; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "when the court finds it extremely difficult that the witness appears in the same premises due to the witness's residence in a remote place, and his/her age, occupation, physical condition or other circumstances." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb **六** 証人が身体の拘束を受けている場合であつて、その年齢、心身の状態、処遇の実施状況その他の事情により、同一構内への出頭に伴う移動により証人が精神の平穏を著しく害され、その処遇の適切な実施に著しい支障を生ずるおそれがあると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-6 when the witness is under physical restraint and the court finds that, due to the witness's age, mental or physical condition, the status of the implementation of treatment or other circumstances, the witness's peace of mind is likely to be seriously harmed by the travel accompanying appearance at the same premises, and that serious hindrance is likely to arise to the proper implementation of the witness's treatment; machine translation, not official **七** 証人が身体の拘束を受けている場合であつて、同一構内への出頭に伴う移動に際し、証人を奪取し又は解放する行為がなされるおそれがあると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-7 when the witness is under physical restraint and the court finds that an act of taking the witness away or freeing the witness is likely to be committed during the travel accompanying appearance at the same premises; machine translation, not official **八** 証人にさせる供述が鑑定に属するものである場合であつて、その職業、健康状態その他の事情により証人がその尋問の日時に同一構内に出頭することが著しく困難であり、かつ、証人の重要性、審理の状況その他の事情により当該日時に尋問することが特に必要であると認めるとき。 art-157-6/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-8 when the testimony to be given by the witness pertains to expert examination, and the court finds that it is extremely difficult for the witness to appear at the same premises on the date and time of the examination due to the witness's occupation, health condition or other circumstances, and that examination on that date and time is particularly necessary due to the importance of the witness, the state of the proceedings or other circumstances. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二項に規定する場合のほか、裁判所は、証人を尋問する場合において、前二項に規定する方法のいずれかによつて尋問することについて検察官及び被告人に異議がなく、証人の重要性、当該方法によつて尋問することの必要性その他の事情を考慮し、相当と認めるときは、当該方法によつて、尋問することができる。 art-157-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-3 In addition to the cases prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, when examining a witness, the court may, if neither the public prosecutor nor the defendant has any objection to examining the witness by either of the means prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, and the court finds it appropriate taking into consideration the importance of the witness, the necessity of examining the witness by that means and other circumstances, examine the witness by that means. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第一項又は第二項に規定する方法により証人尋問を行う場合（同項第五号から第八号までの規定による場合を除く。）において、裁判所は、その証人が後の刑事手続において同一の事実につき再び証人として供述を求められることがあると思料する場合であつて、証人の同意があるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、その証人の尋問及び供述並びにその状況を記録媒体（映像及び音声を同時に記録することができるものに限る。）に記録することができる。 art-157-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-4 In the examination of a witness using the means provided in paragraph (1) or (2) (excluding the case of examination pursuant to the provisions of items (v) through (viii) of that paragraph), when it is considered that the witness will be requested to testify on the same facts again in another criminal procedure thereafter, and the consent of the witness is obtained, the court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, record the examination and testimony of and the circumstances surrounding the witness on a recording medium (limited to that capable of recording images and sound simultaneously). machine translation, not official **第五項** 前項の規定により証人の尋問及び供述並びにその状況を記録した記録媒体は、訴訟記録に添付して調書の一部とするものとする。 art-157-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-5 The recording medium on which the examination and testimony of and the circumstances surrounding a witness are recorded pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be attached to the case record as part of the record. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The recording medium on which the examination and testimony of and the circumstances surrounding a witness are recorded pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be attached to the case record as part of written statements." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb --- ## Cites - art-157-6/par-1: 次項 → 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/art-157-6/par-2 - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 刑法第百七十六条 → 刑法 第百七十六条 (Article 176), art-176 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-176 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第百七十七条 → 刑法 第百七十七条 (Article 177), art-177 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-177 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第百七十九条 → 刑法 第百七十九条 (Article 179), art-179 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-179 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第百八十一条 → 刑法 第百八十一条 (Article 181), art-181 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-181 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第百八十二条 → 刑法 第百八十二条 (Article 182), art-182 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-182 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 同法第二百二十五条 → 刑法 第二百二十五条 (Article 225), art-225 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-225 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第二百二十六条の二第三項 → 刑法 第二百二十六条の二第三項 (Article 226-2, paragraph (3)), art-226-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-226-2/par-3 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: この号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第一号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-157-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-1 - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 同法第二百二十七条第一項 → 刑法 第二百二十七条第一項 (Article 227, paragraph (1)), art-227/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-227/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第三項 → 刑法 第二百二十七条第三項 (Article 227, paragraph (3)), art-227/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-227/par-3 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 同法第二百四十一条第一項 → 刑法 第二百四十一条第一項 (Article 241, paragraph (1)), art-241/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-241/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-1: 第三項 → 刑法 第二百四十一条第三項 (Article 241, paragraph (3)), art-241/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/art-241/par-3 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 児童福祉法（昭和二十二年法律第百六十四号）第六十条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 同法第三十四条第一項第九号 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第三十四条第一項第九号 (Article 34, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-34/par-1/item-9 — not held in this collection - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 同法第六十条第二項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六十条第二項 (Article 60, paragraph (2)), art-60/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 児童買春、児童ポルノに係る行為等の規制及び処罰並びに児童の保護等に関する法律（平成十一年法律第五十二号）第四条から第八条まで → e-Gov law 411AC0100000052, 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — not held in this collection - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条まで → 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sexual-image-filming-act/art-2 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067) - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条まで → 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sexual-image-filming-act/art-3 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067) - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条まで → 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sexual-image-filming-act/art-4 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067) - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条まで → 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sexual-image-filming-act/art-5 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067) - art-157-6/par-1/item-2: 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（令和五年法律第六十七号）第二条から第六条まで → 性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sexual-image-filming-act/art-6 (e-Gov law ID 505AC0000000067) - art-157-6/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第一号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-157-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-1 - art-157-6/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第二号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-157-6/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-2 - art-157-6/par-2: この項 → 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/art-157-6/par-2 - art-157-6/par-2: 次項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第三項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (3)), art-157-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-3 - art-157-6/par-3: 前二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1)), art-157-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1 - art-157-6/par-3: 前二項 → 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/art-157-6/par-2 - art-157-6/par-4: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1)), art-157-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1 - art-157-6/par-4: 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/art-157-6/par-2 - art-157-6/par-4: 同項第五号から第八号まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項第五号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-157-6/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-5 - art-157-6/par-4: 同項第五号から第八号まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項第六号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2), item (vi)), art-157-6/par-2/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-6 - art-157-6/par-4: 同項第五号から第八号まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項第七号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-157-6/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-7 - art-157-6/par-4: 同項第五号から第八号まで → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項第八号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2), item (viii)), art-157-6/par-2/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2/item-8 - art-157-6/par-5: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第四項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (4)), art-157-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-4 ## Cited by 23 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 刑事訴訟法 第四十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-40/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-5/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-3 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-3 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-4 - 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-5 - 刑事訴訟法 第百七十一条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-171/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第百七十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-178/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第百八十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-180/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-270/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 第二百八十一条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-281-2/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十二条の二第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-292-2/par-6 - 刑事訴訟法 第三百四条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-304-2/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第三百五条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-305/par-5 - 刑事訴訟法 第三百五条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-305/par-6 - 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第六条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4231-74/art-6/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第一項（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4291-72/art-5/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第二項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2 - 刑法 附則第二条第二項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/penal-code/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045) --- ## 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 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 (刑事訴訟法), Article 157-6, 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 157-6, paragraph (1), item (iii) — 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 157-6, paragraph (2), item (i) — 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 157-6, paragraph (2), item (iii) — 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 157-6, paragraph (2), item (v) — 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 157-6, paragraph (5) — 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 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-004, translated 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-005, 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