IMPRISONMENT, PENALTIES AND FINES

PRESENTED BY

P/MAJOR EDUARDO L FRIAS (RET)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

 SEQUENCE OF REPORT/PRESENTATION

Imprisonment
Republic Act No. 7309
Penalty
Fines
Subsidiary penalty         
 REFERENCES

• Revised Penal Code

• DIDM Criminal Investigation manual
• PNP Rules of Engagement
IMPRISONMENT IS THE ACT OF TAKING AWAY
SOMEONE’S FREEDOM
 FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Occurs when a person intentionally restricts
another person’s movement within any area
without legal authority and this may be made
based upon private acts, or upon wrongful
governmental detention.
 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

• A writ or order requiring that a prisoner be

brought before a judge or into court to decide
whether he is being held lawful
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7309
    

AN ACT CREATING A BOARD OF CLAIMS

UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR
VICTIMS OF UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OR
DETENTION AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT
CRIMES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 
 PENALTIES
In criminal and civil law, penalties are
punishments imposed as a result of breaking
laws, contracts or rules and it is imposed
whether Corporal or pecuniary
 IMPOSITION OF PENALTY

• Corporal punishment or physical punishment is

a punishment intended to cause physical and
emotional pain to a person
 CLASSIFICATION OF PENALTIES

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Death

RECLUSION PERPETUAL 20 yrs and 1 day 40 yrs
RECLUSION TEMPORAL 12 yrs and 1 day 20 yrs
PRISION MAYOR 6 yrs and 1 day 12 yrs
PRISION CORRECTIONAL 6 mos and 1 day 6 yrs
ARRESTO MAYOR 1 mo and 1 day 6mos
ARRESTO MENOR 1 day to 30 days
 IMPOSITION OF PENALTY

Pecuniary penalties are monetary fines imposed

Monetary charges imposed upon individuals who
have been convicted of a crime or a lesser offense.
 FINES
• Is a form of monetary punishment for a crime or  
offense committed.
 SUBSIDIARY PENALTY

• Art. 39. Subsidiary penalty. ... When the

principal penalty imposed by only a fine,
the subsidiary imprisonment shall not exceed
six months, if the culprit shall have been
prosecuted for a grave or less grave felony, and
shall not exceed fifteen days, if for a light felony.
 COMPUTATION OF SUBSIDIARY PENALTY

The computation based on the minimum wage

law
Instead of 15 days imprisonment
15x537.00=8,055
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END OF PRESENTATION