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Art. 207. Malicious delay in the administration of justice. -The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon any judge guilty of malicious delay in the administration of justice.

Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, Act No. 3815, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.

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Prision correccional in its minimum period is imposed on any judge guilty of malicious delay in the administration of justice.

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