Article 363Incriminating innocent person

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

ELI5— what this means for you

Incriminating innocent person: falsely and directly pinning a crime on an innocent person, in a way that isn't perjury, is itself a separate punishable offense.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Incriminating innocent person.

-Any person who, by any act not constituting perjury, shall directly incriminate or impute to an innocent person the commission of a crime, shall be punished by arresto mayor.

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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