Practice question
A damaged keepsake is recoverable. The victim asks the court both to return it with an allowance for diminished value and to award a separately proved consequential loss. The offender says the victim must choose exactly one Article 104 component even though the awards would address different losses without duplication. Which is correct?
- Article 104 invariably permits only one component
- All additional claims vanish once the thing is found
- Every claimed consequential loss must be granted without evidence
- The court must substitute imprisonment for all civil relief
- The court may apply the relevant components to distinct proven losses while avoiding duplicate compensation
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Articles 104–107, restitution, reparation and consequential damages.
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