view to tarnish the plaintiff before the public during his daughter's marriage. In Crime No.307/2000 a final report was prepared after investigation, chargesheeting the plaintiff. That was filed before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Malappuram. The final report was received by the Magistrate and numbered as C.C.No.560/2001. After trial, the plaintiff was acquitted on finding the accusations levelled in the prosecution case as false. It is averred that he had spent Rs.50,000/- towards conduct of the criminal case and paid Rs.5,000/- to the sureties. Due to frequent visits of the police in connection with the case, the marriage of the plaintiff's daughter was blocked. In view of imputations levelled against, the plaintiff thought of committing suicide. He lost his employment abroad. Rs.1,00,000/- each was claimed for loss of job and for the mental agony and other hardships resulted therefrom. Lawyer notice was responded to by sending reply notice raising untenable contentions. Defendants 1 to 5 filed joint written statement denying the averments in the plaint. It was contended that the water tap was fixed in the public pathway by the Municipality on a request made by the people of the locality, that the defendants had no occasion to obstruct the pathway, that the water tap was deliberately broken by the plaintiff by hitting his Fiat Car on it
