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Hasmin vs. Boncan

N. T. HASHIM, petitioner, vs. MARCELO T. BONCAN, Judge of First Instance Of Manila, and THE CITY FISCAL OF MANILA, respondents.

G.R. No. 4777 | 1941-01-13

D E C I S I O N

LAUREL, J p:

On August 6, 1940, the petitioner, N. T. Hashim, was caught red-handed in possession of counterfeit treasury certificates of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was placed under arrest, without warrant, by the operatives of the Division of Investigation of the Department of Justice, but was released on the same day upon filing a bond. The following day, August 7, 1940, a complaint was filed against him with the Office of the City Fiscal, and after the corresponding investigation conducted by the respondent Fiscal under section 2466 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by commonwealth Act No....