https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295352 A claim for damages for malicious prosecution must be filed within one year from acquittal or termination of the prosecution under Article 74 of the Limitation Act, 1963; on the stated facts, the suit filed after that period was time-barred. The material also did not, by itself, establish malicious prosecution because the acquittal was on benefit of doubt and the record showed complaints and counter-complaints. The acts of police officials were considered protected under Sections 138 and 140 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978 where they were not shown to be outside official duty. Allegations of misjoinder and non-joinder were not proved. en-us Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 May 2021 08:34:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295352 A claim for damages for malicious prosecution must be filed within one year from acquittal or termination of the prosecution under Article 74 of the Limitation Act, 1963; on the stated facts, the suit filed after that period was time-barred. The material also did not, by itself, establish malicious prosecution because the acquittal was on benefit of doubt and the record showed complaints and counter-complaints. The acts of police officials were considered protected under Sections 138 and 140 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978 where they were not shown to be outside official duty. Allegations of misjoinder and non-joinder were not proved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295352