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Mangila vs. Judge Pangilinan

ANITA MANGILA, Petitioner, - versus - JUDGE HERIBERTO M. PANGILINAN, ASST. CITY PROSECUTOR II LUCIA JUDY SOLINAP, and NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (DIRECTOR REYNALDO WYCOCO), Respondents.

G.R. No. 160739 | 2013-07-17

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.: 
 
Restraint that is lawful and pursuant to a court process cannot be inquired into through habeas corpus. 
 
Antecedents 
 
On June 16, 2003, seven criminal complaints charging petitioner Anita Mangila and four others with syndicated estafa in violation of Article 15 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Presidential Decree No. 1689, and with violations of Section 7(b) of Republic Act No. 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995) were filed in the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in Puerto Princesa City (MTCC), docketed as Criminal Cases No....