Code
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Where, in any suit in which an arrest or attachment has been effected or a temporary injunction granted
under the last preceding section,–(a) it appears to the Court that such arrest, attachment or injunction was applied for on insufficient
grounds, or(b) the suit of the plaintiff fails and it appears to the Court that there was no reasonable or probable
grounds for instituting the same,the defendant may apply to the Court, and the Court may, upon such application, award against the
plaintiff by its order such amount1[not exceeding fifty thousand rupees], as it deems a reasonable
compensation to the defendant for the2[expense or injury (including injury to reputation) caused to him]:Provided that a Court shall not award, under this section, an amount exceeding the limits of its
pecuniary jurisdiction.(2) An order determining any such application shall bar any suit for compensation in respect of such
arrest, attachment or injunction.
