Malicious Prosecution Case Laws

Summary

Malicious prosecution involves wrongful legal action without reasonable cause. Notable Indian cases include West Bengal State Electricity Board v. Dilip Kumar Ray (2007), where the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff due to lack of reasonable cause. In Gurbir Singh v. Amar Singh (2006), damages were awarded for malicious prosecution. Saroj Kumar Dang v. K. Chaitanya Kumar (2003) also favored the plaintiff, highlighting malice and lack of probable cause. These cases emphasize the importance of reasonable grounds in legal proceedings.

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give * case laws on malicious prosecution. The cases should be civil in nature, give facts, judgments, court's reasoning, obiter dictum, ratio decidendi, and ratio decidendi. Give full citation as well.
Sure, I can provide some key cases on malicious prosecution in India, but providing full details for * cases would be too extensive here. Let’s start with a few detailed ones:
*. West Bengal State Electricity Board v. Dilip Kumar Ray (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was wrongfully prosecuted for theft of electricity.
- Judgment: Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
- Court’s Reasoning: The prosecution was initiated without reasonable and probable cause.
- Citation: AIR * SC *
*. Gurbir Singh v. Amar Singh (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was wrongfully accused of theft.
- Judgment: Court awarded damages to the plaintiff.
- Court’s Reasoning: Prosecution was found to be malicious and without reasonable cause.
- Citation: (*) * SCC *
*. Saroj Kumar Dang v. K. Chaitanya Kumar (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted in a civil case.
- Judgment: Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
- Court’s ReasoningSure, I can provide some key cases on malicious prosecution in India, but providing full details for * cases would be too extensive here. Let’s start with a few detailed ones:
*. West Bengal State Electricity Board v. Dilip Kumar Ray (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was wrongfully prosecuted for theft of electricity.
- Judgment: Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
- Court’s Reasoning: The prosecution was initiated without reasonable and probable cause.
- Citation: AIR * SC *
*. Gurbir Singh v. Amar Singh (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was wrongfully accused of theft.
- Judgment: Court awarded damages to the plaintiff.
- Court’s Reasoning: Prosecution was found to be malicious and without reasonable cause.
- Citation: (*) * SCC *
*. Saroj Kumar Dang v. K. Chaitanya Kumar (*)
- Facts: Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted in a civil case.
- Judgment: Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
- Court’s Reasoning