PEDRO BABALA, petitioner, (accused vs. HON. MAXIMINO ABAO, ET AL., respondents.No. L4600.

February 28, 1952

Patricio Canela (complainant) Venue: Camarines Norte CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; U PEN ION O! CIVIL AC"ION D U R I N # P E N D E N C $ O ! CRIMINAL AC"ION; PRELIMINAR$ IN%UNC"ION IN CIVIL AC"ION& '(Alt)ou*) a ci+il action is suspen,e, until -inal .u,*ment in t)e criminal procee,in* /ase, on t)e same -acts0 t)e trial court is not t)ere/1 ,epri+e, o- its aut)orit1 to issue in t)e ci+il action preliminar1 an, au2iliar1 3rits0 suc) as preliminar1 in.unction0 attac)ment0 appointment o- recei+er0 -i2in* amounts o- /on,s0 an, ot)er processes osimilar nature 3)ic) ,o not *o into t)e merits o- t)e case&4 !"!#, $. %.& $onse'uent upon a dispute over a (ar)et sta**, an in+or(ation +or ,rave coercion -as +i*ed on %anuary 26, 1951, in t.e $ourt o+ First /nstance o+ $a(arines Norte , a,ainst t.e .erein petitioner edro 0aba*a, at t.e instance o+ t.e .erein respondent atricio $ane*a. 1n t.e sa(e date , respondent $ane*a +i*ed in said court a civi* actio n a,ainst petitioner 0aba*a, +or da(a,es based on t.e sa(e +acts a**e,ed in t.e in+or(ation +or ,rave coercion, in -.ic. action respondent $ane*a prayed +or t.e issuance o+ a -rit o+ pre*i(inary (andatory in2unction. /n t.e civi* case, t . e petitioner insisted t.at t.e cri(ina* case s.ou*d .ave precedence. 3.e $ourt o+ First /nstance o+ $a(arines Norte, .o-ever, issued an order dated February 6, 1951,providin, t.at t.e tria* o+ t.e civi* case upon t.e (erits -as suspended unti* a+ter t.e cri(ina* case s.a** .ave been decided and ter(inated, but t.at t.e .earin, on t.e petition +or pre*i(inary in2unction (i,.t be proceeded -it.. 3.e present petition +or certiorari and pro.ibition -as instituted by t.e petitioner to set aside t.is order, it bein, ar,ued t.at t.e cri(ina* case suspended t.e tria* o+ t.e civi* case, inc*udin, t.e (atter o+ t.e issuance o+ t.e -rit o+ pre*i(inary in2unction. #$ .e*d& etitioner4s contention is un+ounded. /n t.e case o+ "a(car, /nc., vs. 5e Leon (441++. 6a7., p. 8995: 98 .iL, 449; -e .ave a*ready ru*ed t.at, a*t.ou,. t.e civi* action is suspended unti* +ina* 2ud,(en t in t.e cri(ina* case, t.e court is not t.erebydeprived o+ its aut.ority to issue pre*i(inary and au<i*iary -rits, suc. as pre*i(inaryin2unction, attac.(ent, appoint(ent o+ receiver, +i<in, a(ounts o+ bonds, and ot.er processes o+ si(i*ar nature -.ic. do not ,o into t.e (erits o+ t.e case. /t -as reasoned out t.at =i+ t.ose anci**ary processes cannot be resorted to durin, t.e suspension, t.ere is no sense in t.e ru*e providin, on*y +or suspension, -.en its e++ect is to )i** t.e action.= /t beco(es unnecessary to touc. upon t.e contention o+ t.e respondents t.at t.e petition +or certiorari and pro.ibition is de+ective +or *ac) o+ veri+ication. >.ere+ore, t.e petition is dis(issed -it. costs a,ainst t.e petitioner. #o ordered.Feria, 0en,7on, adi**a, 3uason, ?onte(ayor, "eyes, %u,o, and 0autista !n,e*o, %%.,concur. !0L1, ?., dissidente&5isiento por *as (is(as ra7ones e<puestas en (i disidencia en "a(car, /nc., contra5e Leon, 44 1. 6., 8995: 98 .i*., 449. etition dis(issed