Art 1-3 Case 9 Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC October 31, 1933 GR No 3!"#$ THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintif-appellee, vs. PEDRO MANABA, e!enant-appellant. %ose Ma Ca&anna for appellant appellant O'ce of the (olicitor (olicitor-General -General )ila*o for appellee appellee
Ca"se #! A$ti#n% appeal fro+ a *ecision of %u*e Eulalio Garcia in this Court of irst .nstance of Oriental Neros in cri+inal case No 1!#" *ate* No&e+ber 1$, 193# /n*in the *efen*ant uilt0 Fa$ts% On Ma0 1, 193#, the chief of police of 2u+auete subscribe* subscribe* an* sore to a cri+inal co+plaint herein he chare* Pe*ro Manaba ith the cri+e of rape, co++itte* aainst Celestina A*apon 4his co+plaint as /le* ith the 5ustice of the peace of 2u+auete on %une 1, 193# an* in *ue course the case reache* the Court of irst .nstance 4he accuse* as as trie* an* con&icte*, but but on +otion of the the attorne0 for the *efen*ant the 5u*+ent as set asi*e an* the case *is+isse* on the roun* that the court ha* no 5uris*iction o&er the person of the *efen*ant or the sub5ect +atter of the action, because the co+plaint ha* not been /le* b0 the o6en*e* part0 On Auust 1", 193#, the o6en*e* part0 sore to a co+plaint charin charin the *efen*ant ith the cri+e of rape 4he *efen*ant then as7e* for the *is+issal of the co+plaint on the roun* that he ha* pre&iousl0 been place* in 5eopar*0 for the sa+e o6ense 4his +otion as *enie* b0 b0 the 5ustice of the peace 8Note 4he thir* pararaph of the article 3:: of the Re&ise* Penal Co*e, Co*e , hich relates to the prosecution of the cri+es of a*ulter0, concubinae, se*uction, rape an* acts acts of lasci& lasci&ious iousness ness rea*s rea*s as as follos follos 4he o6ense o6enses s of se*uct se*uction, ion, ab*uc ab*uction, tion, rape or acts of lasci&iousness, shall not be prosecute* e;cept upon a co+plaint /le* b0 the o6en*e* part0 or her parents, ran*parents, or uar*ian, nor, in an0 case, if the o6en*er has been e;pressl0 par*one* b0 the abo&e-na+e* persons, as the case +a0 be Iss"e%
Art 1-3 Case 9 4he /rst co+plaint /le* aainst the *efen*ant as sine* an* sorn to b0 the chief of police of 2u+auete As it as not the co+plaint of the o6en*e* part0, it as not a &ali* co+plaint in accor*ance ith the la 4he 5u*+ent of the court as therefore &oi* for lac7 of 5uris*iction o&er the sub5ect +atter, an* the *efen*ant as ne&er in 5eopar*0
