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Bala v Martinez January 29 1990

FACTS
• Manuel Bala was found uilty of t!e "ri#e of falsifi"ation of a $u%li" do"u#ent &'SA $ass$ort( %y )TC
Manila. CA affir#ed t!e de"ision* re#anded it to t!e lower "ourt for e+e"ution.
• Bala a$$lied for and ranted $ro%ation. ,ro%ation
,ro%ation is for 1 year fro# Au 11* 19-2 to Au 10* 19-.
• Se$t 2* 19-2/ Bala ased !is su$ervisin $ro%ation offi"er for $er#ission
$er #ission to transfer !is residen"e
fro# BF o#es to ,!ilA# 3ife Su%division in 3as ,i4as s$e"ifi"ally. T!e $ro%ation offi"er ver%ally
ranted t!e re5uest.
• Au 10* 19-/ t!e order of final dis"!are "ould not %e issued %e"ause
%e"ause t!e $ro%ation offi"er !ad not yet
su%#itted !is final re$ort on t!e "ondu"t of !is "!are.
• A$ril 0* 19-/ )TC Manila found Bala uilty aain
aain for falsifi"ation of $u%li" and6or offi"ial do"u#ents
do"u#ents
&'.S. ,ass$orts(. T!is ud#ent !as %e"o#e final.
• 8e" -* 19-/ ,eo$le of t!e ,* t!rou! Asst. City Fis"al Jose 8. Cau"o# of Manila* filed a #otion to
revoe t!e $ro%ation of Bala %efore )TC of Manila for violatin t!e ter#s and "onditions of !is
$ro%ation.
• Basa filed a #otion to dis#iss. )TC Manila denied t!e re5uest* !en"e a $etition for "ertiorari and
$ro!i%ition was filed %y Basa %efore t!e SC.

,s Aru#ents/
)TC Manila !as no urisdi"tion as !is $ro%ation $eriod !ad already e+$ired.
is "!ane of residen"e auto#ati"ally transferred t!e venue of t!e "ase fro# t!e )TC of Manila to t!e
:+e"utive. Jude* of t!e )TC of Maati w!i"! latter "ourt in"lude under its urisdi"tion t!e Muni"i$ality of 3as
,i4as t!e $ro%ationers $la"e of residen"e.

;S<s Aru#ent/
)TC Manila !as not yet !eard and re"eived eviden"e* #u"! less a"ted on t!e on t!e issue of t!e ti#eliness to
revoe t!e $ro%ation. ,etition is $re#ature.

WON probation
probation is revocable before the final discharge of the probationer by the court
Held: Yes
Se" 1= of ,8 9=- &,8 1990 is not a$$li"a%le as it went effe"t only on Jan 1>* 19-> and is also $reudi"ial to t!e
a""used Basa( is "lear on t!is s"ore/

See. 1=. Ter#ination of ,ro%ation. ? After t!e $eriod of $ro%ation and u$on "onsideration of t!e re$ort and
re"o##endation
re"o##endation of t!e $ro%ation offi"er* t!e "ourt #ay order t!e final dis"!are of t!e $ro%ationer u$on
findin t!at !e !as fulfilled t!e ter#s and "onditions of !is $ro%ation and t!ereu$on t!e "ase is dee#ed
ter#inated.

Thus, the expiration of the probation period alone does not automatically terminate probation.  @ow!ere is
t!e i$so fa"to ter#ination of $ro%ation found in t!e $rovisions of t!e $ro%ation law. ,ro%ation is not
"oter#inous wit! its $eriod. There must first be issued by the court of an order of final discharge  %ased on t!e
re$ort and re"o##endation of t!e $ro%ation offi"er. ;nly fro# su"! issuan"e "an t!e "ase of t!e $ro%ationer
%e dee#ed ter#inated.

WON there is a violation of the terms and conditions of ala!s probation that "arrants
"arrants its revocation
Held: Yes
e "ontinued in !is wayward ways as eviden"ed %y !is "onvi"tion aain for f alsifyin $u%li"6offi"ial
do"u#ents. e failed to "o#$ly wit! t!e "onditions of t!is $ro%ation* na#ely/
• To %e ainfully e#$loyed and %e a $rodu"tive #e#%er of so"iety
• To "oo$erate fully wit! !is $rora# of su$ervision and re!a%ilitation t!at will %e $res"ri%ed %y t!e
,ro%ation ;ffi"er.
,ur$ose of rantin $ro%ation/ to ive a $erson a "!an"e to re!a%ilitate and reinterate !i#self as a
$rodu"tive* law a%idin* and so"ially res$onsi%le #e#%er of so"iety.

e also transferred residen"e wit!out $rior written a$$roval. Se"tion 10 of ,8 9=- "ateori"ally de"rees t!at
t!e $ro%ationer #ust/

&( reside at $re#ises a$$roved %y it &"ourt( and not to "!ane !is residen"e "ithout its prior "ritten
approval

WON his transfer of residence automatically transferred #urisdiction over his probation from the
$anila %egional Trial &ourt to the same court in his ne" address.
Held: No.
Manila )TC !as urisdi"tion over !is "ri#inal "ase fro# w!i"! t!e $ro%ation "ase oriinated* !en"e* it s!ould
not %e de$rived of its urisdi"tion over t!e $ro%ation "ase.

'(&)*)ON: the +etition is ')*$)**(' and the probation of the petitioner is hereby %(O-('.

NOT(:
T!ere is no dedu"tion of t!e one year $ro%ation $eriod fro# t!e $enalty of one year and one day to t!ree
 years* si+ #ont!s* and twentyone days of i#$rison#ent i#$osed on Bala %e"ause an order $la"in !i# on
$ro%ation is not a senten"e* %ut is in effe"t a sus$ension of t!e i#$osition of t!e senten"e.