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Sandiganbayan of Guindulman Bohol vs Judge Manuel De Castro

SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF GUINDULMAN, BOHOL, petitioner, vs. JUDGE MANUEL A. DE CASTRO, Acting Presiding Judge, MCTC, Guindulman-Duero, Bohol, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-03-1487 | 2003-12-01

R E S O L U T I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is an administrative complaint against Judge Manuel A. de Castro, Acting Presiding Judge, Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC), Guindulman-Duero, Bohol for violations of Administrative Circular No. 3-99, Section 1(f), Rule 116 of the Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure and Rule 2.01 of the Code of Judicial Conduct; for arbitrary release of the accused in Criminal Case No. G-1912[1] and for not imposing the proper penalty provided for in Sec. 90, R.A. No. 8550, otherwise known as The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.

On May 20, 2002, the Sangguniang Bayan of Guindulman, Bohol...