# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二百九十条の二 (Article 290-2)

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- 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
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- Provision: 第二百九十条の二 (Article 290-2) — address `art-290-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第二百九十条の二
<sup>art-290-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2</sup>

    **第一項**  裁判所は、次に掲げる事件を取り扱う場合において、当該事件の被害者等若しくは当該被害者の法定代理人又はこれらの者から委託を受けた弁護士から申出があるときは、被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、被害者特定事項（氏名及び住所その他の当該事件の被害者を特定させることとなる事項をいう。以下同じ。）を公開の法廷で明らかにしない旨の決定をすることができる。
    <sup>art-290-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1</sup>
    In handling the following cases, if a request is made by the victim or others of that case, the legal representative of the victim, or an attorney who has been entrusted by those persons, and the court finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the defendant or the defense counsel, the court may render a ruling to the effect that particulars identifying the victim (meaning the name and address of or other particulars which will identify the victim of that case; the same applies hereinafter) should not be disclosed in an open court:
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **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に係る事件
      <sup>art-290-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
      cases involving the crimes or attempts of the crimes under Article 176, Article 177, Article 179, Article 181 or Article 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) (limited to cases with the purpose of indecency), or Article 241, paragraph (1) or (3) of the same Code; or
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **二**  児童福祉法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第二条から第六条までの罪に係る事件
      <sup>art-290-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
      cases involving the crimes under Article 60, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act, Article 60, paragraph (2) 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, 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;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **三**  前二号に掲げる事件のほか、犯行の態様、被害の状況その他の事情により、被害者特定事項が公開の法廷で明らかにされることにより被害者等の名誉又は社会生活の平穏が著しく害されるおそれがあると認められる事件
      <sup>art-290-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
      in addition to the cases given in the preceding two items, cases where it is deemed, from the mode of the crime, the state of the damage, and other circumstances, that there is the risk that the reputation or the peaceful social life of the victim or others will be seriously harmed through particulars identifying the victim being disclosed in an open court.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "in addition to the cases given in the preceding two items, cases where it is deemed that there is the risk that the reputation or the peaceful social life of the victim or others will be seriously harmed through particulars identifying the victim being disclosed in an open court in the form of the mode of the crime, the state of the damage, and due to other circumstances." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の申出は、あらかじめ、検察官にしなければならない。この場合において、検察官は、意見を付して、これを裁判所に通知するものとする。
    <sup>art-290-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-2</sup>
    The request set forth in the preceding paragraph must be made to the public prosecutor in advance. In this case, the public prosecutor is to notify this to the court together with the prosecutor's opinion.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  裁判所は、第一項に定めるもののほか、犯行の態様、被害の状況その他の事情により、被害者特定事項が公開の法廷で明らかにされることにより被害者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られる事件を取り扱う場合において、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、被害者特定事項を公開の法廷で明らかにしない旨の決定をすることができる。
    <sup>art-290-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-3</sup>
    In addition to the cases prescribed in paragraph (1), in handling a case where the court finds, from the mode of the crime, the state of the damage, and other circumstances, a risk of physical or property harm, threat to or confusion of the victim or victim's relatives through disclosing in an open court particulars identifying the victim, when it finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, it may render a ruling to such effect that particulars identifying the victim not be disclosed in an open court.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In addition to the particulars prescribed in paragraph (1), in handling a case where the court finds a risk of physical or property harm, threat to or confusion of the victim or victim's relatives through disclosing in an open court the mode of the crime, the state of the damage, and due to other circumstances, when it finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the accused or the defense counsel, it may render a ruling to such effect that particulars identifying the victim not be disclosed in an open court." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

    **第四項**  裁判所は、第一項又は前項の決定をした事件について、被害者特定事項を公開の法廷で明らかにしないことが相当でないと認めるに至つたとき、第三百十二条の規定により罰条が撤回若しくは変更されたため第一項第一号若しくは第二号に掲げる事件に該当しなくなつたとき又は同項第三号に掲げる事件若しくは前項に規定する事件に該当しないと認めるに至つたときは、決定で、第一項又は前項の決定を取り消さなければならない。
    <sup>art-290-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-4</sup>
    Where the court comes to find that it is inappropriate for particulars identifying the victim not to be disclosed in an open court with regard to a case where the ruling set forth in paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph was rendered, that the case no longer comes under the cases given in paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii) owing to the applicable penal statute being withdrawn or altered pursuant to the provisions of Article 312 or that the case no longer comes under the cases given in item (iii) of the same paragraph or the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, it must rule to rescind the ruling set forth in paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/par-1/item-1: この号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第一号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-290-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1
- art-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/par-1/item-2: 児童福祉法第六十条第一項 → 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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/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-290-2/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第一号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-290-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1
- art-290-2/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第二号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-290-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-2
- art-290-2/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1)), art-290-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1
- art-290-2/par-3: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1)), art-290-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1
- art-290-2/par-4: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1)), art-290-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1
- art-290-2/par-4: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第三項 (Article 290-2, paragraph (3)), art-290-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-3
- art-290-2/par-4: 第三百十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十二条 (Article 312), art-312 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-312
- art-290-2/par-4: 第一項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第一号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-290-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1
- art-290-2/par-4: 第二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第二号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-290-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-2
- art-290-2/par-4: 同項第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第三号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-290-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十一条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-291/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-295/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-305/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第二項（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-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第三項（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-3

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