FORM 0221.

- CONTEMPT AGAINST A NEWSPAPER EDITOR,

PETITION FOR

(COURT

In the Matter of Contempt

Proceedings against
T.S.C.
H. F. E. CASE No.______________
Petitioner,
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PETITION

PETITIONER H. F. E., through counsel, alleges:

1. That he is the principal complainant in a criminal

case for murder, namely (Title and Number of Case), which is
pending before this court.
2. That, on 20 February 1963, the following news item
appeared on page 1 of the newspaper (Name of News-paper):
“In a certain criminal case pending before the Court of
First Instance of Manila, three men are accused of having
brutally murdered a suspected Japanese spy during the enemy
occupation. This case is arousing widespread observation and
comment, and the prevailing opinion is that courts and other
instrumentalities of justice should not overlook the patriotic
fervor which sometimes leads to improvident acts of the
guerillas during the Japanese regime.”
3. That respondent T.S.C. is the editor of the
aforementioned newspaper, and keeps office at (address).
4. That the above-quoted news item, aside from being
false, tends to impede and obstruct the administration of
justice, and consists in unlawful interference with the
proceedings of this court.
WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that respondent T.S.C.,
after being given a chance to be heard, be punished for
contempt of court, imposing upon him such penalty as this
court may deem just and proper in the premises.
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