WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF PARDON BY THE OFFENDED PARTY UPON  CRIMINAL LIABILITY?

>     As a general rule, pardon by the offended party doesn’t extinguish criminal liability
>     Only  civil  liability  is  extinguished  by  express  waiver  of  the offended   party—THERE   IS   NO   EXTINCTION   OF   CRIMINAL LIABILITY   SINCE   IN   CRIMES,   THERE   ARE   TWO   OFFENDED
PARTIES

>     However,  pardon  granted  before  the  institution  of  the  criminal proceedings   in   cases   of   adultery,   concubinage,   seduction, abduction,  and  acts  of  lasciviousness  shall  extinguish  criminal liability

WHY IS THERE NO EXTINCTION OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY?

>     Remember that in a criminal case, there are two offended parties. The pardon given by the offended party would relate only to the civil liability and not the criminal aspect.