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…Firstly, it must be shown that there was either a legal reason for instituting criminal proceedings nor was the prosecution for public benefit but rather for personal and spiteful reasons.…

…The plaintiff did not, however, call evidence to show that the criminal proceedings were ill motivated. The circumstances leading to the loss of the tyre excited suspicion against him as the thief.…

…following a full inquiry, and after the office of the Attorney-General had then decided not to institute or undertake criminal proceedings and to close the files?…

…(c) to discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered any such criminal proceedings instituted or undertaken by himself or another person or authority.…

…A final judgment of a competent Court in any criminal proceedings which declares any person to be guilty of a criminal offence shall, after the expiry of the time limited for an appeal against such judgment or after the date…

…Having regard to this evidence, it is significant that in the Criminal Proceedings (exhibit 1) against Amrik Singh, the man is not only referred to as Singh, which title in my experience is used only by Sikhs in this country…

…As regards the actual award, the plaintiff must have suffered as a result of the punishable behaviour, the punishment imposed must not exceed what would be likely to have been imposed in criminal proceedings if the conduct…

…I say so because Under Article 157(6) of the Constitution, it is within the mandate of the 2nd Respondent to institute criminal proceedings against any person including the Petitioner and on 17th July 2014 I ordered the Petitioner…