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In a criminal action for estafa involving misappropriation by a corporate officer of DeltaGen Technologies, the offended party, DeltaGen Bank (the corporation), files a separate civil action for damages arising from the same offense in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 16, Civil Case No. 2026-EST-116, while the criminal action remains pending in the same court. DeltaGen Bank did not waive its civil action. The prosecution objects that the civil action should be deemed instituted with the criminal action and that filing separately is improper. (a) State the controlling doctrine on the institution of civil action in a criminal action. (b) Distinguish whether the civil action may be filed separately and the effect of filing separately versus being deemed to be instituted with the criminal action. (c) Apply the doctrine to these facts and determine the proper disposition.

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The civil action arising from the offense is deemed instituted with the criminal action; filing separately is improper; the civil action should be treated as part of the criminal action and may be consolidated. The civil action must be included in the criminal action only if the offended party expressly elects to include damages within the criminal action; otherwise, it remains a separate civil action. The civil action is barred where the offense charged is a crime against the public, and civil action cannot be maintained separately. The civil action may be filed separately only if the offended party waives the civil action; since no waiver, the filing is improper and the civil action is deemed instituted with the criminal action.

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