Text of the provision
Sec. 10. Court may release respondent. — The court which issued the order imprisoning a person for contempt may discharge him from imprisonment when it appears that public interest will not be prejudiced by his release.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 71, Section 10. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 10 of Rule 71 (Contempt) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 9 — Proceeding when party released on bail fails to answer.
- Section 11 — Review of judgment or final order; bond for stay.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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