Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22
Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97 establishes rules for the filing and prosecution of criminal cases under Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, which addresses the issuance of checks without sufficient funds. It mandates that criminal actions automatically include the corresponding civil actions, prohibiting separate filings. The offended party must pay filing fees based on the check amount and any additional damages claimed. If a separate civil action has already been filed, it can be consolidated with the criminal case upon court approval. This circular took effect on November 1, 1997, following publication in two newspapers.
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- What is Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22 about?
- Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97 establishes rules for the filing and prosecution of criminal cases under Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, which addresses the issuance of checks without sufficient funds. It mandates that criminal actions automatically include the corresponding civil actions, prohibiting separate filings. The offended party must pay filing fees based on the check amount and any additional damages claimed. If a separate civil action has already been filed, it can be consolidated with the criminal case upon court approval. This circular took effect on November 1, 1997, following publication in two newspapers.
- What type of law is Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97?
- Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22 (Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22 enacted?
- Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22 (Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97) was enacted on Sep 16, 1997.
- What is the citation for Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22?
- Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22, Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97, Sep 16, 1997 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 16, 1997
SUPREME COURT CIRCULAR NO. 57-97
| TO | : | Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, All Members of the Government Prosecution Service, and All Members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines |
| SUBJECT | : | Rules and Guidelines in the Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 |
Any provision of law or Rules of Court to the contrary notwithstanding, the following rules and guidelines shall henceforth be observed in the filing and prosecution of all criminal cases under Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 which penalizes the making or drawing and issuance of a check without funds or credit:
1. The criminal action for violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 shall be deemed to necessarily include the corresponding civil action, and no reservation to file such civil action separately shall be allowed or recognized.
2. Upon the filing of the aforesaid joint criminal and civil actions, the offended party shall pay in full the filing fees based upon the amount of the check involved, which shall be considered as the actual damages claimed, in accordance with the schedule of filing fees in Section 7 (a) and Section 8 (a), Rule 141 of the Rules of Court, as last amended by Administrative Circular No. 11-94 effective August 1, 1994. Where the offended party further seeks to enforce against the accused civil liability by way of liquidated, moral, nominal, temperate or exemplary damages, he shall pay the corresponding filing fees therefor based on the amounts thereof as alleged either in his complaint or in the information. If not so alleged but any of these damages are subsequently awarded by the court, the amount of such fees shall constitute a first lien on the judgment.
3. Where the civil action has heretofore been filed separately and trial thereof has not yet commenced, it may be consolidated with the criminal action upon application with the court trying the latter case. If the application is granted, the trial of both actions shall proceed in accordance with the pertinent procedure outlined in Section 2(a) of Rule 111 governing the proceedings in the actions as thus consolidated.
4. This Circular shall be published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and shall take effect on November 1, 1997.
September 16, 1997.
(SGD.) ANDRES R. NARVASAChief Justice
Cite This Law
Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22, Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97, Sep 16, 1997 (Philippines)
Rules and Guidelines in Filing and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Under B.P. Blg. 22, Supreme Court Circular No. 57-97 (Phil. 1997)
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