SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION[CD1] 

SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION

 

 

 

 

IN THE COURT OF THE ........

Suit No. ................... of 20........

 

 

 

C.D.....................................                                                              Plaintiff

versus

C.F.....................................                                                           Defendant

 

 

 

The abovenamed plaintiff most respectfully submits as under:

 

1.     On the ................... day of ................. 20 ................., the defendant obtained a warrant of arrest from ................... (a magistrate of the said city, or as the case may be) on a charge of ...................., and the plaintiff was arrested thereon. and imprisoned for ................... (days, or hours, and gave bail in the sum of........... rupees to obtain his release).

2.     In so doing the defendant acted maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause.

3.     On the ................. day of .................... 20 ...................the Magistrate dismissed the complaint of the defendant and acquitted the plaintiff.

4.     Many persons, whose names are unknown to the plaintiff, hearing of the arrest, and supposing the plaintiff to be a criminal have ceased to do business with him, or in consequence of the said arrest, the plaintiff lost his situation as clerk to one E.F.; or in consequence the plaintiff suffered pain of body and mind, and was prevented from transacting his business, and was injured in his credit, and incurred expense in obtaining his release from the said imprisonment and in defending himself against the said complaint.

5.     The plaintiff has suffered damages of Rs. .................... as detailed the Schedule hereto annexed.

6.     The cause of action arose on .............. 20 .................... when the defendant filed the false complaint and got the plaintiff arrested, within the jurisdiction of this Court.

7.     The suit is valued at Rs. ................... and court-fee is paid thereon.

 

 

 

RELIEF CLAIMED[CD2] 

 

 

The plaintiff claims Rs. .................... by way of damages for the prosecution.

 

Plaintiff

Through

Advocate

 

 

 

 

VERIFICATION[CD3] 

 

I, abovenamed plaintiff, do hereby verify that the contents of paras ................... to ................... of the plaint are true to my personal knowledge and the of paras ...................and ................... thereof are based on legal advice which I believe to be true.

 

Verified on this ................ day of ................... 20 .................. at ......

 

Plaintiff

 

 

 [CD1]SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION [CD1]

 

 [CD2]RELIEF CLAIMED

 

 [CD3]VERIFICATION