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Affidavit of Desistance

The document is an affidavit of desistance from a private complainant in a criminal case for an unspecified crime against the accused. In the affidavit, the complainant states that after analyzing their memories of the incident, they cannot definitively identify the accused as the perpetrator due to low lighting. As a result, the complainant withdraws the complaint, clears the accused of liability, and requests the case be dismissed and the accused's bond be released.

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Affidavit of Desistance

The document is an affidavit of desistance from a private complainant in a criminal case for an unspecified crime against the accused. In the affidavit, the complainant states that after analyzing their memories of the incident, they cannot definitively identify the accused as the perpetrator due to low lighting. As a result, the complainant withdraws the complaint, clears the accused of liability, and requests the case be dismissed and the accused's bond be released.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) CITY OF ..........................................

) AFFIDAVIT OF DESISTANCE

I, _____________, of legal ages, Filipino, (single / married / widow), and a resident of _____________, Philippines, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and say:

That I am the private complainant in the criminal case entitled "_____________" for _________________ docketed as _____________ before _____________ Trial Court, Branch _______, _____________ City, Philippines;

That after a thorough analysis of my memories of the incident that occurred on _____________________________, I have realized that I cannot point out, beyond reasonable doubt that the accused _____________, committed the above stated crime of _____________ on ____________________, as it was too dark to discern the features of the perpetrator with any degree of certainty; Since I could not state with certainty and without doubt the liability of the accused ____________________, I feel compelled to withdraw my complaint against him and I clear him of whatever responsibility or liability to me; That in view of the foregoing, I finally manifest that I now completely and absolutely exonerate the accused _____________ from any liability in connection with the above-mentioned criminal case and that I am no longer interested, and I hereby desist, in prosecuting the said criminal case; That I execute this Affidavit of Desistance so that the above-mentioned criminal case be immediately dismissed and considered finally closed and the bond posted by the herein accused be released to him; As such, I respectfully pray that the aforementioned case against the Accused _____________ be dismissed and finally closed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____________ at _____________ City, Philippines.

Affiant JURAT

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