Zulfiqar Ahmed vs Muhammad Nadeem Suit for damages for malicious prosecution — 2024 MLD 1237 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 MLD 1237 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Zulfiqar Ahmed vs Muhammad Nadeem Suit for damages for malicious prosecution
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: Criminal Procedure Code

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Judgment text as reported

Zulfiqar Ahmed VS Muhammad Nadeem Suit for damages for malicious prosecution---Acquittal under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898---"Honourable acquittal"---Scope---Appellate Court , dismissing claim of the plaintiff, observed that as the appellant was not acquitted honourably by the Trial Court, therefore, the case of the appellant did not fall within the ambit of malicious prosecution---Held, that the said observation of the Appellate Court was not tenable for the reason that the word "honourable acquittal" was alien to the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898---Acquittal is an acquittal simpliciter and must entail all consequences of pure acquittal---Clean acquittal and acquittal through benefit of doubt amount to honourable acquittal.

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