Legal Principle: In a suit for malicious prosecution, the plaintiff must prove the following essentials:1. That he was prosecuted by the defendant2. That the proceedings complained was terminated in favour of the present plaintiff.3. That the prosecution was instituted against him without any just or reasonable cause.4. That the prosecution was instituted with a malicious intention, that is, not with the mere intention of getting the law into effect, but with an intention, which was wrongful in fact.5. That he suffered damage to his reputation or to the safety of person, or to the security of his property. Factual Situation: A recovered a large sum of money from a railway company for personal injuries. Subsequently, the railway company came to know that injuries were not real and were created by doctor B. The railway company prosecuted B for playing fraud on the company, but B was acquitted. B sued the railway company for malicious prosecution. In the light of these facts, which of the following statements is true? Decision:

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Legal Principle: In a suit for malicious prosecution, the plaintiff must prove the following essentials:<br />1. That he was prosecuted by the defendant<br />2. That the proceedings complained was terminated in favour of the present plaintiff.<br />3. That the prosecution was instituted against him without any just or reasonable cause.<br />4. That the prosecution was instituted with a malicious intention, that is, not with the mere intention of getting the law into effect, but with an intention, which was wrongful in fact.<br />5. That he suffered damage to his reputation or to the safety of person, or to the security of his property. Factual Situation: A recovered a large sum of money from a railway company for personal injuries. Subsequently, the railway company came to know that injuries were not real and were created by doctor B. The railway company prosecuted B for playing fraud on the company, but B was acquitted. B sued the railway company for malicious prosecution. In the light of these facts, which of the following statements is true? Decision:






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