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Practice question: Definition

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Practice question

In whose name must a complaint or information be brought under Rule 110, Section 2?
  1. The investigating officer alone
  2. The trial judge
  3. The private lawyer
  4. The People of the Philippines
  5. The local bar association

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule110 §§2–4,5 private-crime clauses,10,15–16 and Rule111; read §5 first paragraph with AM02-2-07-SC amendment.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_277020_2025.html — Chua-Chiba v Chiba, GR277020, May19 2025, MAIN decision (offended-spouse complaint and statutory court jurisdiction).

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