Practice question
In a prosecution for marital rape, the accused relies on the offended wife’s later forgiveness. The court finds that their purported marriage was void ab initio. He argues that forgiveness extinguishes liability regardless of the union’s validity. Under Article266-C, which is best?
- Any statement of forgiveness always suffices
- Voidness is immaterial because they lived together
- The statutory proviso prevents extinction or abatement when the marriage is void ab initio
- Marriage makes rape legally impossible
- The wife’s parents alone must grant executive clemency
Legal references
- RA8353 Article266-C, second paragraph: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8353_1997.html
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