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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Maximiano C. Asuncion, Et Al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. MAXIMIANO C. ASUNCION, as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 104 of Quezon City, and ALEXANDER DIONISIO Y MANIO, respondents. HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, Ombudsman, intervenor-respondent.

G.R. No. 108208 | 1994-03-11

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

Section 46 of Republic Act No. 6975 1 provides that "criminal cases involving PNP members shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the regular courts." The principal issue in this case is whether the term "regular courts" includes the Sandiganbayan. Petitioner maintains that it does not while the respondent Judge and the intervenor-respondent hold otherwise.

Section 46 reads as follows:

"SEC. 46. Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases. ---- Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, criminal cases involving PNP members shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the regular courts: Provided,...