# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百三十七条 (Article 337)

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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: 第三百三十七条 (Article 337) — address `art-337`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百三十七条
<sup>art-337 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337</sup>

    **第一項**  左の場合には、判決で免訴の言渡をしなければならない。
    <sup>art-337/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337/par-1</sup>
    The court must bar further prosecution through a judgment if:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  確定判決を経たとき。
      <sup>art-337/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337/par-1/item-1</sup>
      a final and binding judgment has been reached in a case;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  犯罪後の法令により刑が廃止されたとき。
      <sup>art-337/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the punishment is repealed by laws and regulations established after the crime;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  大赦があつたとき。
      <sup>art-337/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337/par-1/item-3</sup>
      there is a general pardon;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  時効が完成したとき。
      <sup>art-337/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-337/par-1/item-4</sup>
      the statute of limitations expires.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- 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 — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 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