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A is charged before a Municipal Trial Court with Estafa through deceit. The information omits the amount involved, a material element. The defense moves for provisional dismissal arguing that the information is defective and cannot be cured by amendment. The trial court grants provisional dismissal and orders the case dismissed pending amendment. After 55 days, the People file a corrected information that includes the missing amount and asks that the case be reinstated. The defense interposes a motion arguing that this is barred by double jeopardy. (a) Identify the doctrine and controlling rule that permits provisional dismissal and explain its intended purpose. (b) Distinguish provisional dismissal from nolle prosequi and from an ordinary quashment. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts: should the court reinstate the case upon filing of the amended information? What are the consequences for the accused and for the People if the amended information is not timely filed?