A PERSON may be charged in court because a police report has been made. Of course, the report merely triggers off an investigation, and in turn the person may be charged by the relevant party. The outcome could be a conviction or an acquittal.
A reader says he knows of instances where a report was made based on suspicion. Yet the person against whom the report was made was charged even though he was subsequently acquitted. This caused him damage. Can such a person sue the person who made the report in the first place?
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