# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第五編 (Part 5)

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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: 第五編 (Part 5) — address `pt-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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## 第五編　非常上告 — Part V Extraordinary Appeal
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>pt-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/pt-5</sup>

### 第四百五十四条
<sup>art-454 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-454</sup>

**第一項**  検事総長は、判決が確定した後その事件の審判が法令に違反したことを発見したときは、最高裁判所に非常上告をすることができる。
<sup>art-454/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-454/par-1</sup>
The Prosecutor-General may file an extraordinary appeal with the Supreme Court when he/she finds, after a judgment has become final, that the trial was in violation of laws and regulations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第四百五十五条
<sup>art-455 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-455</sup>

**第一項**  非常上告をするには、その理由を記載した申立書を最高裁判所に差し出さなければならない。
<sup>art-455/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-455/par-1</sup>
In the filing of an extraordinary appeal, a written application which gives the grounds therefor shall be submitted to the Supreme Court.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第四百五十六条
<sup>art-456 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-456</sup>

**第一項**  公判期日には、検察官は、申立書に基いて陳述をしなければならない。
<sup>art-456/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-456/par-1</sup>
At the trial, the public prosecutor shall make his/her argument based on the written application.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第四百五十七条
<sup>art-457 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-457</sup>

**第一項**  非常上告が理由のないときは、判決でこれを棄却しなければならない。
<sup>art-457/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-457/par-1</sup>
When the extraordinary appeal is without grounds, a judgment for dismissal shall be rendered.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第四百五十八条
<sup>art-458 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-458</sup>

**第一項**  非常上告が理由のあるときは、左の区別に従い、判決をしなければならない。
<sup>art-458/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-458/par-1</sup>
When there are grounds for extraordinary appeal, a judgment must be rendered according to the following classification:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  原判決が法令に違反したときは、その違反した部分を破棄する。但し、原判決が被告人のため不利益であるときは、これを破棄して、被告事件について更に判決をする。
  <sup>art-458/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-458/par-1/item-1</sup>
  When the original judgment was in violation of laws and regulations, the part of the judgment that violates any law or regulation shall be reversed; provided, however, that the court shall, when the original judgment was against the defendant, reverse it and render a further judgment on the charged case; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the original judgment was in violation of laws and regulations, the part of the judgment that violates any law or regulation shall be reversed; provided, however, that the court shall, when the original judgment was against the accused, render a further judgment on the charged case; and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/tb</sup>

  **二**  訴訟手続が法令に違反したときは、その違反した手続を破棄する。
  <sup>art-458/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-458/par-1/item-2</sup>
  When trial proceedings were in violation of laws and regulations, those proceedings shall be reversed.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第四百五十九条
<sup>art-459 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-459</sup>

**第一項**  非常上告の判決は、前条第一号但書の規定によりされたものを除いては、その効力を被告人に及ぼさない。
<sup>art-459/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-459/par-1</sup>
The judgment in an extraordinary appeal shall not affect the defendant, except for a judgment pursuant to the proviso to item (i) of the preceding Article.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The judgment in an extraordinary appeal shall not affect the accused, except for a judgment pursuant to the proviso to the preceding Article (i)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/tb</sup>

### 第四百六十条
<sup>art-460 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-460</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所は、申立書に包含された事項に限り、調査をしなければならない。
<sup>art-460/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-460/par-1</sup>
The court shall investigate only the matters that are included in the application.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The court shall investigate the matters that are included in the application." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/tb</sup>

**第二項**  裁判所は、裁判所の管轄、公訴の受理及び訴訟手続に関しては、事実の取調をすることができる。この場合には、第三百九十三条第三項の規定を準用する。
<sup>art-460/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-460/par-2</sup>
The court can investigate the facts with regard to the jurisdiction of a court, acceptance of prosecution, and the court proceedings. In this case, the provisions of paragraph (3) of Article 393 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-459/par-1: 前条第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百五十八条第一項第一号 (Article 458, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-458/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-458/par-1/item-1
- art-460/par-2: 第三百九十三条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百九十三条第三項 (Article 393, paragraph (3)), art-393/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-393/par-3

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## 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 458, paragraph (1), item (i) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/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 459, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/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 460, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/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