Malicious Prosecution

Malicious Prosecution

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Malicious Prosecution is a tort maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause to initiate against another judicial criminal proceedings which terminate in favour of that other and which result in damage to his reputation, person freedom or property. For example suppose, ‘A’ makes a false complaint against ‘B’ for having committed burglary with a view … Read more

Malicious Prosecution

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In order to check false accusations of innocent persons, the tort of malicious prosecution came to be recognised. Malicious prosecution means institution of criminal or bankruptcy proceedings against another, or liquidation proceedings against a company, or to procure the arrest and imprisonment of another by means of judicial process civil or criminal, or to cause … Read more