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2003-06-10 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| This case appears to be on all fours with the case of Agulan v. Fernandez[9] which, coincidentally, involved also Judge Octavio A. Fernandez. In the said case, it was held that a judge is not one of those authorized to receive the deposit of cash as bail, nor should such cash be kept in the office of the judge. The proper procedure in the handling of cash submitted or given to the municipal court as bail bond is for the court to direct the clerk of court to officially receive the cash and to immediately deposit it with the municipal treasurer's office. The transaction must not only be properly receipted for but should also appear in the records of the case.[10] Unfortunately, the respondent failed to follow these procedures. | |||||