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Sec. 6. Hearing; release on bail. — If the hearing is not ordered to be had forthwith, the respondent may be released from custody upon filing a bond, in an amount fixed by the court, for his appearance at the hearing of the charge. On the day set therefor, the court shall proceed to investigate the charge and consider such comment, testimony or defense as the respondent may make or offer.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 71, Section 6. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.

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This is Section 6 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.

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