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Basilio P. Mamanteo, Florentino B. Trinidad, Bonifacio Manganip And Edgar S. Sallidao, Complainants Vs Deputy Sheriff Manuel M. Magumun,[1] Respondent.

BASILIO P. MAMANTEO, FLORENTINO B. TRINIDAD, BONIFACIO MANGANIP and EDGAR S. SALLIDAO, complainants, vs. DEPUTY SHERIFF MANUEL M. MAGUMUN,[1] respondent.

A.M. No. P-98-1264 | 1999-07-28

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

What should the sheriff do when he is informed by the defendant in a replevin that the property to be seized is in custodia legis and in fact already forfeited in favor of the government by order of another government agency?

This question assumes importance in light of the charges of grave misconduct filed by complainants Basilio P. Mamanteo, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENR) Officer; Florentino B. Trinidad, Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) Officer; and Bonifacio Manganip and Edgar S. Sallidao, both DENR forestry employees stationed in Tabuk, Kalinga, against Deputy...