BAIL BOND GUIDE

Department of Justice
NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE
The 2000 BAIL BOND GUIDE
VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE & SPECIAL LAWS
FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

ABANDONMENT
Of person in danger and abandonment of one's own victim (Art.
275)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Of child under seven years of age under custody of offender (Art.

276, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not

exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

When death of the minor results from such abandonment (Art.

276, 2nd Par. 1st phrase)

Prision correctional medium

and maximum

P12,000.00

If the life of the minor shall have been in danger only (Art. 276,
2nd Par., 2nd phrase)

Prision correctional
minimum and medium

P10,000.00

Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with his custody (Art.

277, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not

exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Neglect by parents of their duty to give proper education to their

children (Art. 277, 2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not

exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Forcible (Art. 342)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correctional

P12,000.00

Forcible abduction with simple rape (Sexual Intercourse)

(Art. 342 in rel. to Arts. 266-A, Par. 1 and 266-B 1st Par.)

Reclusion Perpetua

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse) qualified by any

of the circumstances under Art. 266-B, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Pars.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-B 2nd, 3rd, 4th Pars.)

Death

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse) qualified by any

of the circumstances under Art. 266-B, 5th & 6th Pars.

Death

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A

Reclusion Temporal

P200,000.00

Par. 2 (committed by inserting penis into another's mouth, or anal

oriface; or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal
oriface of another person
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-B, 7th Par.)

Maximum

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par. 2 with any one
of the 10 qualifying circumstances in Art. 266-B, 6th Par.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-B, 6th and 12th
Pars.)

Reclusion Temporal
Maximum

P200,000.00

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par. 2 with the use
of a deadly weapon or by two or more persons
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-B, 8th Par.)

Reclusion Temporal
Maximum

P200,000.00

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A, Par. 2, where the
victim has become insane.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-B, 9th Par.)

Reclusion Temporal
Maximum

P200,000.00

Forcible abduction with attempted rape with homicide under Art.

266-A, Par. 2
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-B, 10th Par.)

Reclusion Perpetua

No Bail

ABDUCTION

VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE

DISTURBANCES OF PUBLIC ORDERS (Art. 153)

- Serious disturbance or interruptions (1st Par.)

Arresto mayor medium to

prision correccional minimum
and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

- If tumultuous in character (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional medium to

prision mayor minimum and fine P16,000.00
not exceeding P1,250.00

- Making any outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition, or

displaying placards or emblems which provoke a disturbance
or public order (4th Par.)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- Burying with pomp the body of person who has been legally
executed (5th Par., Art. 153)

Arresto menor and fine note

exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

Entering any dwelling against the will of the owner, etc. (1st
Par.)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If committed at nighttime or if any papers or effects not

constituting evidence of a crime be not returned immediately
after the search (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional medium and

maximum

P12,000.00

- Searching domicile without witnesses (Art. 130)

Arresto mayor medium and

maximum

Bail Not Required

- If accused kills his adversary in a duel (1st Par.)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- If accused inflicts physical injuries, he shall suffer the

penalty therefor according to the nature of injuries (2nd Par.)

Same as in physical injuries

(Arts. 262, 263, 265, 266)

See bail under

physical injuries

- Combatants in a duel, although no physical injuries have

been inflicted (3rd Par.)

Arresto Mayor

Bail Not Required

- Seconds in duel (4th Par.)

One degree lower than the

corresponding above penalties

Bail corresponding
to the penalty

Challenges to a duel, inciting another to a duel, publicly,

scoffing at or decrying another for having refused to accept
the challenge (Art. 261)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

P6,000.00

DOMICILE
Violation of Domicile (Art. 128)

DUEL (Art. 260)

ESPIONAGE (Art. 117)

- Entering a warship, fort, or naval or military establishment or reservation to obtain any information, plans,
photographs, or other data of a confidential nature relative to the defense of the Philippines (No. 1)
- If offender is a private person

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- If offender is a public employee or officer

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Disclosing to a representative of a foreign nation contents of

articles, data, or information of confidential nature referred to
Prision mayor
in No. 1 which he has in his possession by reason of the public
office he holds (No. 2)

P24,000.00

For other forms of espionage, see Commonwealth Act 616

ESTAFA. (Art. 315, No. 1 (a), (b), and (c); No. 2(a), (b), (c) and (e); and No. 3(a), (b) and (c)

- If the amount is over P22,000.00

Maximum period of prision

correccional maximum to prision
mayor minimum plus one year
for each additional P10,000.00
in excess of P22,000.00, but the
total penalty shall not exceed 20
years

- If the amount is P142,000 or over

20 years of reclusion temporal

maximum (Maximum period of
prision correccional maximum to P40,000.00
prision mayor minimum plus 12
years)

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

See specific
amount with
corresponding bail
below

19 years of reclusion temporal

maximum (Maximum period of
- If the amount is P132,000.00 or over but less than P142,000 prision correccional maximum to P34,000.00
prision mayor minimum plus 11

ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS (Art. 336)

When the victim is under 12 years of age (Art. 336, as amended by Sec. 5, Par. 2
(b) RA 7610)
- Against the will of the victim when victim is 12 years of age or
overReclusion temporal mediumP36,000.00

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- With consent of offended woman (Art. 339)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

ADULTERY (Art. 333)

- If committed while being abandoned with justification by offended party (Art.

333, 3rd Par.)
ALARMS AND SCANDALS (Art. 155)Arresto mayor maximum to
prision correccional minimumP6,000.00

ARREST, Unlawful (Art. 269)Arresto menor or fine not

exceeding P200.00Bail Not Required

ARSON, Destructive (Art. 320 as amended by RA

7659)Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding P500.00Bail Not
Required

Resulting in death
Under other qualifying circumstancesDeathNo Bail

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Frustrated
- Attempted

Reclusion temporal
Prision Mayor

P200,000.00
P120,000.00

ARSON, under other circumstances mentioned in PD 1613.

(see PD 1613)
ASSAULTS, Direct (Art. 148)

- If committed with a weapon or when offender is a public officer or employee or

when the offender lays hands upon a person in authority (1st sentence)
If committed without the above attendant circumstances (2nd
sentence)Prision correccional medium and maximum and fine not
exceeding P1,000.00P12,000.00

Prision correccional minimum and

fine not exceeding P500.00

P6,000.00

Direct Assault with Murder (Arts. 148 and 248 in relation to Art.
48)

Death

No Bail

Direct Assault with Frustrated Murder

Reclusion temporal maximum

P200,000.00

Direct Assault with Attempted Murder

Direct Assault with Homicide (Arts. 148 and 249 in relation to Art.
48)

Prision mayor maximum

P120,000.00

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

- Direct Assault with Frustrated Homicide

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide

Prision correctional maximum

P12,000.00
Maximum period of prision
correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
and fine of P1,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts. 148, 1st

sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts. 148, 2nd
sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision

P12,000.00
correccional medium and maximum

Maximum period of prision

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. 148, 1st sentence
correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation to Art. 48)
and fine of P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. 148, 2nd
sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision

correccional minimum and

P10,000.00

Maximum period of prision

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. 148, 1st sentence
correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
and Art. 263, No. 4, 1st Par. in relation to Art. 48)
and fine of P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. 148, 2nd
sentence and Art. 263 No. 4, 1st par. in relation to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision

correccional minimum and fine of
P500.00

P6,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries committed with any of

the attendant circumstances of parricide or murder, and the injured Maximum period of reclusion
person becomes insane, imbecile, impotent or blind
temporal medium and maximum
Art. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 1st phrase in relation to Art. 48, RPC)

P40,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries committed with any of

the attendant circumstances of parricide or murder and the injured
person losses use of speech, or power to hear or to smell, or shall Maximum period of prision
have lost an eye, a hand, a foot, an arm or a leg, or shall have lost correccional maximum to prision
the use of any such member, or shall have become incapacitated
mayor minimum
for the work in which he was theretofore habitually engaged.
(Arts. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 2nd phrase, in rel. to Art. 48, RPC)

P16,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries committed with any of