An Act to Amend the Provisions of Article Four Hundred and Twenty-Three of the Penal Code
Act No. 3195, approved on November 29, 1924, amends Article 423 of the Philippine Penal Code regarding the consequences of infidelity. The law states that a husband or wife who catches their spouse in the act of adultery and kills the adulterer or inflicts serious injuries may face the penalty of "destierro," while lesser injuries result in exemption from punishment. This provision also extends to parents regarding their unmarried daughters under eighteen and her seducer. However, individuals who promote or facilitate prostitution of their spouse or daughter are not entitled to these legal protections.
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- Reference Number
- Act No. 3195
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 29, 1924
ACT NO. 3195
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE OF THE PENAL CODE
SECTION 1. Article four hundred and twenty-three of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"ART. 423. Any husband who, having surprised his wife in the act of adultery, shall kill her or her paramour in the act, or shall inflict serious physical injuries upon either, shall suffer the penalty of destierro.
"If he shall inflict physical injuries of any other kind, he shall be exempt from punishment. aSACED
"The penalty provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall likewise be imposed upon the wife who, having surprised her husband with another woman under the circumstances above mentioned, shall kill either or both in the act or shall inflict serious physical injuries upon them, and she shall likewise be exempt from punishment if she shall inflict physical injuries of any other kind.
"These rules shall be applicable under similar circumstances to the parents with respect to any daughter under eighteen years of age and her seducer while the daughter is living with the parents.
"Any person who shall promote or facilitate the prostitution of his wife or daughter shall not be entitled to the benefits of this article."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 29, 1924.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend the Provisions of Article Four Hundred and Twenty-Three of the Penal Code, Act No. 3195, Nov 29, 1924 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend the Provisions of Article Four Hundred and Twenty-Three of the Penal Code, Act No. 3195 (Phil. 1924)
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