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Bonafe, Jose V. vs. Roberto Zurbano, et al.

JOSE V. BONAFE, petitioner, vs. HON. ROBERTO ZURBANO, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-31753 G.R. No. L-31753 | 1984-07-31

D E C I S I O N


PLANA, J.:

Some years back, petitioner, a policeman of Malilipot, Albay, was suspended by respondent Mayor Marciano Bitara because of four criminal cases filed against him in the Municipal Court of Tabaco, Albay, to wit: assault upon an agent (another policeman) of a person in authority with homicide; less serious physical injuries thru reckless imprudence; illegal possession of firearm; and alarm and scandal.

Before the cases could be tried on the merits, the prosecution moved for their provisional dismissal on account of the desistance of the offended parties who had been paid by petitioner. The motion was granted by...