Key legal question
Whether the penal order was validly notified by registered mail and deemed served after the seven-day period under Art. 85 CPP.
Extracted holding
Yes. The registered mailing and the circumstances showed that the appellant had to expect a criminal decision and the notice of collection was presumed to have been properly deposited; the objection period therefore started after seven days.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant was aware of an ongoing criminal procedure from the police interrogation and related forms. The factual findings on postal delivery were not shown to be arbitrary, so deemed service under Art. 85(4) CPP applied.