First, the honjo files a complaint to the Imperial Court, and if the accused (akuto) does not answer the summons, it is considered a disobedience against the Emperor, and the Imperial Court orders the bakufu to commence prosecution and conviction.
まず本所が朝廷へ訴えを起こし、朝廷の召喚に被告人（悪党）が応じない場合は、違勅があったとして朝廷から幕府へ検断を命じる。