Crim-law-grave-felonies-less-grave-light-felonies.docx

GRAVE FELONIES - are those in which the LESS GRAVE FELONIES - are those in which LIGHT FELONIES - are those infractions of law attaches a capital punishment or a the penalties in their maximum period are law in which the penalty is arresto menor penalty which is afflictive in any of its correctional. or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos or both. periods. 1.

Rape

1.

Sedition

1.

Vagrancy

2.

Treason

2.

Slavery

2.

Light threats

3.

Infanticide

3.

Arbitrary detention

3.

Light coercions

4.

Parricide

4.

Violation of Domicile

4.

Betting in sports contest

5.

Murder

5.

Direct Bribery

5.

Illegal cockfighting

6.

Homicide

6.

Disloyalty of public officers or employees

6.

Alteration of Boundary Marks

7.

Mutilation

7.

Espionage

7.

Prostitution

8.

Destructive Arson

8.

Grave Scandal

8.

Alarms and scandals

9.

Qualified Bribery

9.

Unintentional Abortion

9.

Gambling

10. Intentional Abortion

10. Disturbance of proceeding

10. Malicious mischief (if such value does not exceed 200 pesos)

11. Qualified Piracy

11. Forcible Abduction

11. Intriguing against honor

12. Robbery with homicide

12. Interruption of religious worship

12. Using false certificates

13. Kidnapping and serious illegal detention

13. Giving assistance to suicide

13. Slight physical injury

14. Kidnapping and failure to return minor

14. Falsification of Legislative documents

14. Slander by deed (if it is not serious in nature)

15. Counterfeiting the great seal of the Government of the Philippine Island

15. Flight to enemy’s country

15. Theft (the value of thing stolen is not over 5 pesos, and the offender acted under the impulse of hunger, poverty)