BP 129 Section 35

Special jurisdiction in certain cases.

Section 35

SEC. 35. Special jurisdiction in certain cases.—In the absence of all the Regional Trial Judges in a province or city, any Metropolitan Trial Judge, Municipal Trial Judge, Municipal Circuit Trial Judge may hear and decide petitions for a writ of habeas corpus or applications for bail in criminal cases in the province or city where the absent Regional Trial Judges sit.

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