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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When is the maximum penalty of death imposed for Rape under Article 266-B?
Death penalty is imposed if homicide occurs during rape, or if the victim is a minor related to the offender.
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What constitutes Serious physical injuries resulting in complete loss of mental capacity, and what is the corresponding penalty?
Serious injuries resulting in insanity, imbecility, impotence, or blindness are penalized with prision mayor.
What is the penalty for inflicting less serious physical injuries upon one’s parents or a person in authority?
Inflicting less serious injuries on parents or persons in authority is punished by prision correccional.
What are the qualifying circumstances related to law enforcement custody or public viewing that mandate the death penalty for Rape?
Rape committed while the victim is in police custody or in full view of their family mandates the death penalty.
What penalty is imposed if a victim of serious physical injuries loses the use of a major body part or is permanently incapacitated for their usual work?
Loss of a major sense or limb, or incapacity for habitual work, results in prision correccional medium/maximum.
What constitutes the first form of Slight physical injuries, and what is the penalty?
Injuries causing incapacity or requiring medical assistance for one to nine days are punished by arresto menor.
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