Practice question
Can bondsmen obtain cancellation based on death by merely announcing an unproved rumor to themselves?
- Yes, a private rumor conclusively cancels the court undertaking.
- Yes, the prosecutor must accept every unsupported message.
- No; Section 22 requires the prescribed application, notice and proof of death.
- Yes, death need never be established.
- Yes, a surety can erase the bond from court records privately.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 114, Sections 5, 8-9, 17, 21-23, as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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