'Insanity - national proceedings' in document 'Japan - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter VII. Unpunishable Acts and Reduction or Remission of Punishment

Article 39. (Insanity and Diminished Capacity)
(1) An act of insanity is not punishable.
(2) An act of diminished capacity shall lead to the punishment being reduced.