Statute
Philippine Revised Penal Code
Article
Art. 302
Topic
Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building
Status
In force, as amended
Year
1930
Cited by
Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building. -Any robbery committed in an uninhabited place or in a building other than those mentioned in the first paragraph of article 299, if the value of the property taken exceeds 250 pesos, shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods provided that any of the following circumstances is present: 1. If the entrance has been effected through any opening not intended for entrance or egress. 2. If any wall, roof, floor or outside door or window has been broken. 3. If the entrance has been effected through the use of false keys, picklocks or other similar tools. 4. If any door, wardrobe, chest, or any sealed or closed furniture or receptacle has been broken. 5. If any closed or sealed receptacle, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, has been removed, even if the same be broken open elsewhere. When the value of the property taken does not exceed 250 pesos, the penalty next lower in degree shall be imposed. In the cases specified in articles 294, 295, 297, 299, 300, and 302 of this Code, when the property taken is large cattle, the offender shall suffer the penalties next higher in degree than those provided in said articles.

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Robbery in an uninhabited place or a private building (outside those in Article 299) draws prision correccional in its medium to maximum periods when the property taken exceeds 250 pesos and the entry involved things like breaking in, using false keys or picklocks, or forcing open furniture or sealed receptacles. Lesser values get the next lower penalty, and taking large cattle raises the penalty.

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As amended: RA 10951 (2017) substantially increased the Revised Penal Code's peso fines; where this text shows the original amounts, the current fines are higher.

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