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Sec. 1. Definition of arrest. — Arrest is the taking of a person into custody in order that he may be bound to answer for the commission of an offense.
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure (A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC), Rule 113, Section 1. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against two independent published renderings (ChanRobles and LawPhil).
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This is Section 1 of Rule 113 (Arrest) of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC and in force since December 1, 2000. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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- Section 2 — Arrest; how made.
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