Republic Act No. 4908: An act requiring judges of courts to speedily try criminal cases wherein the offended party is a person about to depart from the philippines with no definite date of return

Republic Act No. 4908

An act requiring judges of courts to speedily try criminal cases wherein the offended party is a person about to depart from the philippines with no definite date of return

AN ACT REQUIRING JUDGES OF COURTS TO SPEEDILY TRY CRIMINAL CASES WHEREIN THE OFFENDED PARTY IS A PERSON ABOUT TO DEPART FROM THE PHILIPPINES WITH NO DEFINITE DATE OF RETURN

In plain language

This act mandates that criminal cases involving an offended party who is about to leave the Philippines without a definite return date be tried expeditiously, giving such cases precedence and requiring trials to commence within three days of arraignment, with limited grounds for postponement.

Criminal cases involving offenders about to depart the Philippines without a definite return date are given precedence and must be tried within three days of arraignment, with no postponement except for illness or uncontrollable circumstances.

Criminal Procedure

Speedy Trial

Judicial Efficiency

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4908

AN ACT REQUIRING JUDGES OF COURTS TO SPEEDILY TRY CRIMINAL CASES WHEREIN THE OFFENDED PARTY IS A PERSON ABOUT TO DEPART FROM THE PHILIPPINES WITH NO DEFINITE DATE OF RETURN

Section 1

Any provision of existing laws, executive order, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the trial of criminal cases wherein the offended party is a person who is about to depart from the Philippines without a definite date of return, shall take precedence over all other cases before our courts, except election and habeas corpus cases. The trial in these cases shall commence within three days from the date the accused is arraigned and no postponement of the initial hearing shall be granted except on the ground of illness on the part of the accused, or other grounds beyond the control of the accused.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 17, 1967

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