Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | August 26, 2022

Dear Chief Acosta,

Naaresto ang aking karelasyon, kamakailan lamang ngunit ang kanyang pagkaaresto ay walang sapat na basehan. Maaari ba akong magsampa ng Petition for Issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus para sa aking karelasyon na inaresto, kahit hindi kami kasal? - Jay

Dear Jay,

Para sa iyong kaalaman, ang Rule 102 ng Rules of Court ay angkop sa iyong katanungan. Ayon sa nasabing probisyon:

“Section 1. To what habeas corpus extends. — Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the writ of habeas corpus shall extend to all cases of illegal confinement or detention by which any person is deprived of his liberty, or by which the rightful custody of any person is withheld from the person entitled thereto.

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Section 3. Requisites of application therefor. — Application for the writ shall be by petition signed and verified either by the party for whose relief it is intended, or by some person on his behalf, and shall set forth:

1. That the person in whose behalf the application is made is imprisoned or restrained on his liberty;

2. The officer or name of the person by whom he is so imprisoned or restrained; or, if both are unknown or uncertain, such officer or person may be described by an assumed appellation, and the person who is served with the writ shall be deemed the person intended;

3. The place where he is so imprisoned or restrained, if known;

(d) A copy of the commitment or cause of detention of such person, if it can be procured without impairing the efficiency of the remedy; or, if the imprisonment or restraint is without any legal authority, such fact shall appear.” (Emphasis supplied).

Alinsunod sa nasabing probisyon, ang writ of habeas corpus ay nauukol sa lahat ng kasong may kinalaman sa ilegal na pagkulong at pagsikil sa kalayaan ng tao at pagkait ng kustodiya sa tao. Pinapayagan ng patakarang panghukuman na maghain ng petisyon tungkol dito ang ibang tao para sa kapakinabangan o pangalan ng taong pinagkakaitan ng kalayaan nang walang legal na basehan. Walang binanggit na kuwalipikasyon o limitasyon kung sino ang maaaring maghain. Samakatwid, hindi hadlang ang hindi ninyo pagiging mag-asawa upang ikaw ay magkapagsampa ng Petition for Issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus. Ang importante ay mayroon kayong basehan upang gamitin ang nasabing remedyo sang-ayon sa mga probisyon na nakasaad sa Rule 102 ng Rules of Court.

Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang inyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa impormasyon na inyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng inyong salaysay.

Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.