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Rodriguez v. Gadiane et alGR No. 152903, July 17, 2006

Fact!"#e $ourt i called u%on to reolve t#e &uetion o' (#et#er a

%rivate o)ended %arty in a cri*inal %roceeding *ay +le a %ecial civilaction 'or certiorari under Rule 65, aailing an interlocutory order,(it#out t#e con'or*ity o' t#e %ulic %roecutor. "#o*aita Rodriguez +led co*%lainant, a cri*inal cae, againtRolando Gadiane and Ricardo Ra'ol, Jr., 'or violation o' -ataa*ana -ilang 22. /o(ever, re%ondent +led a *otion to di*it#e %etition on t#e ground t#at t#e %etition (a +led y t#e %rivateco*%lainant, intead o' t#e govern*ent %roecutor re%reenting t#eeo%le o' t#e #ili%%ine in cri*inal cae.

ue!

#et#er or not t#e aggrieved %eron *ay +le a %ecial civilaction 'or certiorari.

Ruling! %ecial civil action 'or certiorari *ay e +led y an aggrieved

%arty alleging grave aue o' dicretion a*ounting to ece or lac4o' uridiction on t#e %art o' t#e trial court.8 n a long line o' cae,t#i $ourt contrued t#e ter* aggrieved %artie to include t#e tateand t#e %rivate o)ended %arty or co*%lainant.

t i (ell:ettled t#at in cri*inal cae (#ere t#e o)ended %artyi t#e tate, t#e interet o' t#e %rivate co*%lainant or t#e %rivate

o)ended %arty i li*ited to t#e civil liaility. "#u, in t#e %roecutiono' t#e o)ene, t#e co*%lainant; role i li*ited to t#at o' a (itne 'ort#e %roecution. ' a cri*inal cae i di*ied y t#e trial court or i't#ere i an ac&uittal, an a%%eal t#ere'ro* on t#e cri*inal a%ect *aye underta4en only y t#e tate t#roug# t#e olicitor General.

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eo%le o' t#e #ili%%ine. "#e action *ay e %roecuted in na*e o'aid co*%lainant.