What crime is committed by a person who compels a debtor to work against their will to enforce payment of a debt?
Compelling a debtor to work as a servant or laborer against their will to pay a debt is penalized.
What action extinguishes the criminal action for Rape when the legal husband is the offender?
If the offender is the legal husband, the wife’s forgiveness extinguishes the criminal action or penalty, unless the marriage is void.
What kind of evidence may be accepted as proof in the prosecution of Rape under Article 266-A?
Any physical overt act of resistance or incapacity to consent may be accepted as evidence in rape prosecution.
Who is liable for Kidnapping and serious illegal detention, and what is the fundamental act penalized?
A private individual kidnapping or detaining another suffers reclusion perpetua to death.
What circumstances qualify illegal detention as “serious” and mandate the maximum penalty?
Detention becomes serious if it lasts over five days, involves serious injury, or targets a minor, female, or public officer.
When is the maximum penalty of death imposed for Kidnapping and serious illegal detention relating to the victim’s outcome?
The maximum penalty for serious illegal detention is imposed if the victim is killed, raped, or tortured.
What crime is committed if a private individual commits illegal detention without any of the qualifying circumstances of Article 267?
Committing illegal detention without serious qualifying circumstances results in reclusion temporal.
What is the penalty for a person who furnishes the place for the perpetration of the crime of slight illegal detention?
Anyone furnishing the place for slight illegal detention incurs the same penalty of reclusion temporal.
How is the penalty for Slight illegal detention affected if the offender voluntarily releases the victim early?
Voluntarily releasing a victim within three days, before charges, mitigates penalty to prision mayor minimum/medium.
What is the offense of Unlawful arrest, and what is its prescribed penalty?
Arresting or detaining someone without legal authority to deliver them to police constitutes unlawful arrest.
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