Title
Kidnapping and serious illegal detention penalties
Law
Republic Act No. 1084
Decision Date
Jun 15, 1954
An amendment to the Revised Penal Code in the Philippines clarifies and defines penalties for kidnapping and serious illegal detention, including increased penalties for prolonged captivity, use of deception, violence, targeting vulnerable individuals, and extortion of ransom.

Q&A (Republic Act No. 1084)

Republic Act No. 1084 amends Section 267 of the Revised Penal Code concerning kidnapping and serious illegal detention.

Penalties range from reclusion perpetua (life imprisonment) to death, depending on circumstances such as duration, injury, victim status, and ransom demands.

The penalty is reclusion perpetua to death.

The penalty is reclusion perpetua to death.

The penalty prescribed is reclusion perpetua to death.

Kidnapping or detention of minors, females, or public officers carries a penalty of reclusion perpetua to death.

The penalty is reclusion perpetua to death.

If the kidnapping or detention was committed for the purpose of extorting ransom, the penalty is death even if other circumstances are absent.

The law specifically applies to any private individual who kidnaps or detains another.

The Act took effect upon its approval on June 15, 1954.


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