# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第四百三条の三 (Article 403-3)

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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: 第四百三条の三 (Article 403-3) — address `art-403-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第四百三条の三
<sup>art-403-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3</sup>

  **第一項**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処する判決の宣告を受けた被告人について、次に掲げる裁判の告知があつたときは、当該被告人に対しては、第三百四十二条の二の規定は、適用しない。
  <sup>art-403-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-1</sup>
  When a notification of any of the following judicial decisions has been made with regard to a defendant who has received pronouncement of a judgment sentencing the defendant to imprisonment or a heavier sentence, Article 342-2 does not apply to that defendant:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処する原判決を破棄する判決
    <sup>art-403-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    A judgment reversing the original judgment that sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier sentence;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処する原判決に係る被告事件についての公訴を棄却する決定
    <sup>art-403-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    A ruling dismissing prosecution in the case charged to the court relating to the original judgment that sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier sentence.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項第一号に掲げる判決の宣告があつた場合（第四百条ただし書の規定により更に第三百四十五条に規定する裁判をした場合を除く。）には、第三百四十二条の八第一項（第一号に係る部分に限り、第四百四条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による決定に係る勾留状は、その効力を失う。
  <sup>art-403-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-2</sup>
  When the pronouncement of the judgment set out in item (i) of the preceding paragraph has been made (excluding the case where a judicial decision prescribed in Article 345 has further been rendered pursuant to the proviso to Article 400), the detention warrant pertaining to the ruling under Article 342-8, paragraph (1) (limited to the portion pertaining to item (i), and including the case where it applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404) loses its effect.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処する判決に対する控訴が棄却されたときは、第三百四十二条の二（第四百四条において準用する場合を含む。）の許可は、その効力を失う。
  <sup>art-403-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-3</sup>
  When an appeal against a judgment sentencing to imprisonment or a heavier sentence has been dismissed, the permission under Article 342-2 (including the case where it applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404) loses its effect.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-403-3/par-1: 第三百四十二条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百四十二条の二 (Article 342-2), art-342-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-342-2
- art-403-3/par-2: 前項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百三条の三第一項第一号 (Article 403-3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-403-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-1/item-1
- art-403-3/par-2: 第四百条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百条 (Article 400), art-400 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-400
- art-403-3/par-2: 第三百四十五条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百四十五条 (Article 345), art-345 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-345
- art-403-3/par-2: 第三百四十二条の八第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百四十二条の八第一項 (Article 342-8, paragraph (1)), art-342-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-342-8/par-1
- art-403-3/par-2: 第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百四十二条の八第一項第一号 (Article 342-8, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-342-8/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-342-8/par-1/item-1
- art-403-3/par-2: 第四百四条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百四条 (Article 404), art-404 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-404
- art-403-3/par-3: 第三百四十二条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百四十二条の二 (Article 342-2), art-342-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-342-2
- art-403-3/par-3: 第四百四条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百四条 (Article 404), art-404 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-404

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第四百三条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-403-3/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第六条第一項（出国制限に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-28/art-6/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第八条第三項（刑事訴訟法に係る拘禁刑に関する経過措置等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-28/art-8/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第八条第五項（刑事訴訟法に係る拘禁刑に関する経過措置等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-28/art-8/par-5

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-014, 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