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Dioquino, Juliet T. vs. Nicanor J. Cruz, Jr., et al.

JULIET T. DIOQUINO, assisted by mother, NATIVIDAD TULLAO, petitioner, vs. THE HON. NICANOR J. CRUZ, JR. and MARIO VERGEL DE DIOS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38579 | 1982-09-09

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

These two cases were elevated to this Tribunal on the issue of what court has jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions for simple seduction.

In G.R. No. L-38579, Judge Pedro A. Revilla of the Court of First Instance of Rizal ruled that the crime of simple seduction is within the original jurisdiction of the municipal court. He, therefore, dismissed the petition for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus with preliminary injunction which sought to enjoin the Municipal Court of Parañaque from proceeding with the trial of Criminal Case No. 35936.

In G.R. No. L-39951, respondent Victorino A....