People of the Philippines v.

Santiago
GR 123936
Facts: The accused was chaged and convicted fo ec!less i"pudence esulting to ho"icide#
seious ph$sical in%uies and da"age to popet$# afte which he applied and ganted po&ation.
The accused failed to co"pl$ with the conditions of the po&ation na"el$ to pa$ his civil
o&ligation# thus the cout evo!ed his po&ation
'ssue: (hethe o not the cout eed in evo!ing the po&ation of the accused.

)eld: *o# Po&ation is not an a&solute ight. 't is a "ee pivilege whose gant ests upon the
discetion of the tial cout. 'ts gant is su&%ect to cetain te"s and conditions that "a$ &e
i"posed &$ the tial cout. )aving the powe to gant po&ation# it follows that the tial cout also
has the powe to ode its evocation in a pope case and unde appopiate cicu"stances.
+t the pesent case since the accused failed to co"pl$ with the conditions of the po&ation the
cout has the discetion to evo!e the po&ation.