(031) Retired SP04 Bienvenido Laud vs. People of the Philippines Et Al, G.R. No. 199032

Retired SP04 Bienvenido Laud vs. People of the Philippines G.R. No. 199032, Nove!er 19, 2014 "#P$% $N&#L&'()  JURISDICTION

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Police Senior Superintendent Superintendent Roerto !" !" F F#$#rdo, #$#rdo, #pplied *+%"S ) PNP, through Police %ith the RTC &#nil# 'or # %#rr#nt to (e#rch three )*+ c#e( loc#ted in(ide the L#ud Co-pound in Puro. *, !#r#ng#/ �#, D##o Cit/, Cit/, %here the #lleged re-#in( o' the icti-( (u--#ril/ e1ecuted / the (o0c#lled 2D##o De#th S3u#d2 -#/ e 'ound" 'ound" "In (uppor (upportt o' the #pplic #pplic#ti #tion, on, # cert# cert#in in Erne(t Erne(to o A#(ol# #(ol# )A#( )A#(ol# ol#++ %#( %#( pre(ented to the RTC #nd there te(ti4ed th#t he per(on#ll/ %itne((ed the .illing o'  (i1 )5+ per(on( in Dece-er 6778" Judge Willi#- Si-on P" P" Per#lt#, #cting #( 9ice E1ecutie Judge o' the &#nil#0RTC, 'ound pro#le c#u(e 'or the i((u#nce o' # (e#rch %#rr#nt, #nd thu(, i((ued Se#rch W#rr#nt %hich %#( l#ter en'orced / the ele-ent( o' the PNP0Cri-in#l PNP0Cri-in#l Ine(tig#tion #nd Detection :roup" The (e#rch o' the L#ud Co-pound c#e( /ielded po(itie re(ult( 'or the pre(ence o' hu-#n re-#in(" ;erein petitioner, retired SPO< !ienenido L#ud )L#ud+, 4led #n Urgent &otion to =u#(h #nd to Suppre(( Illeg#ll/ Sei>ed Eidence pre-i(ed on the ground th#t #-ong other(, th#t the &#nil#0RTC h#d no $uri(diction to i((ue Se#rch W#rr#nt %hich %hich %#( to e en'orced en'orced in D##o D##o Cit/" Cit/" &#nil# &#nil#0R 0RTC TC gr#nted gr#nted the -otion -otion"" CA  gr#nted the Re(pondent?( petition, ;ence thi( petition to SC $SS'@ WON RTC &#nil# h#d $uri(diction to i((ue the (#id %#rr#nt de(pite non0 co-pli#nce %ith the co-pelling re#(on( re3uire-ent under Section 6, Rule65 o'  the Rule( o' Court

BES BE S" Sec ecttio ion n 6 6,, Ch Ch#p #pte terr 9 o' A"&" &"No No"" 7* 7*0 000760 60SC SC (t# t#te te( ( th the e RL$NG@ re3uire-ent( 'or the i((u#nce o' (e#rch %#rr#nt( in (peci#l cri-in#l c#(e( / the RTC( o' &#nil# #nd =ue>on Cit/" The(e (peci#l cri-in#l c#(e( pert#in to tho(e 2inol 2in oling ing hei heinou nou( ( cri cri-e( -e(,, ill illeg# eg#ll g#g#-li ling, ng, ill illeg# eg#ll po( po((e( (e((io (ion n o' 4re 4re#r#r-( ( #nd #--unition(, #( %ell #( iol#tion( o' the Co-prehen(ie D#ngerou( Drug( Act o'  6776, the Intellectu#l Propert/ Code, the Anti0&one/ L#undering Act o' 677, the T#ri #nd Cu(to-( Code, #( #-ended, #nd other rele#nt l#%( th#t -#/ here#'ter e en# en#cte cted d / Con Congre gre((, ((, #nd inc includ luded ed her herein ein / the Supre-e Supre-e Cou Court" rt"22 Se# Se#rch rch %#rr %# rr#n #ntt #p #ppl plic ic#t #tio ion( n( 'o 'orr (u (uch ch c# c#(e (e( ( -# -#/ / e e4le 4led d / 2t 2the he N# N#ti tion on#l #l !u !ure re#u #u o'  Ine(tig#tion )N!I+, the Philippine N#tion#l Police)PNP+ #nd the Anti0Cri-e T#(.  Force )ACTAF+,2 #nd 2per(on#ll/ endor(ed / the he#d( o' (uch #gencie("2 A( in ordin#r/ (e#rch %#rr#nt #pplic#tion(, the/ 2(h#ll p#rticul#rl/ de(crie therein the pl#ce( to e (e#rched #ndor the propert/ or thing( to e (ei>ed #( pre(cried in the Rule( o' Court"2 2The E1ecutie Judge( o' the(e RTC(G #nd,%heneer the/ #re on oici#l le#e o' #(ence or #re not ph/(ic#ll/ pre(ent in the (t#tion, the 9ice0 E1ecutie Judge(2 #re #uthori>ed to #ct on (uch #pplic#tion( #nd 2(h#ll i((ue the

%#rr#nt(, i' $u(ti4ed, %hich -#/ e (ered in pl#ce( out(ide the territori#l  $uri(diction o' the (#id court("2  A( the record( %ould (ho%, the (e#rch %#rr#nt #pplic#tion %#( 4led e'ore the &#nil#0RTC / the PNP #nd %#( endor(ed / it( he#d, PNP Chie' Je(u( A-e  9er(o(#, p#rticul#rl/ de(criing the pl#ce to e (e#rched #nd the thing( to e (ei>ed in connection %ith the heinou( cri-e o' &urder" Finding pro#le c#u(e there'or, Judge Per#lt#, in hi( c#p#cit/ #( 6nd 9ice0E1ecutie Judge, i((ued Se#rch W#rr#nt %hich, #( the rule( (t#te, -#/ e (ered in pl#ce( out(ide the territori#l  $uri(diction o' the (#id RTC" Not#l/, the '#ct th#t # (e#rch %#rr#nt #pplic#tion inole( # 2(peci#l cri-in#l c#(e2 e1clude( it 'ro- the co-pelling re#(on re3uire-ent under Section 6, Rule 65 o' the Rule( o' Court" The rule on (e#rch %#rr#nt #pplic#tion( e'ore the &#nil# #nd =ue>on Cit/ RTC( 'or the #oe0-entioned (peci#l cri-in#l c#(e( 2(h#ll e #n e1ception to Section 6 o' Rule 65 o' the Rule( o' Court"2 Perceptil/, the '#ct th#t # (e#rch %#rr#nt i( eing #pplied 'or in connection %ith # (peci#l cri-in#l c#(e #( #oe0cl#((i4ed #lre#d/ pre(u-e( the e1i(tence o' # co-pelling re#(onH hence, #n/ (t#te-ent to thi( eect %ould e (uper uou( #nd there'ore (hould e di(pen(ed %ith"