- Statute
- Philippine Revised Penal Code
- Article
- Art. 286
- Topic
- Grave coercions
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Year
- 1930
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
Grave coercions. -The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos shall be imposed upon any person who, without authority of law, shall, by means of violence, prevent another from doing something not prohibited by law, or compel him to do something against his will, whether it be right or wrong. If the coercion be committed for the purpose of compelling another to perform any religious act or to prevent him from so doing, the penalty next higher in degree shall be imposed.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Grave coercion is committed by someone who, without legal authority and by using violence, either stops another from doing something the law allows or forces them to do something against their will, whether that act is right or wrong; the penalty is a jail term plus a fine. If the coercion is aimed at forcing or preventing a religious act, the penalty rises to the next higher degree.
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Cases applying this article
- Consulta v. People G.R. No. 179462