Mr. DAVISONasked the Attorney-General whether persons prosecuted in a court of law and found innocent are entitled to reimbursement for any loss occasioned by their attendance at court?
§ Sir G. HEWARTApart from the possibility of an action being brought for malicious prosecution, the answer to this question is in the negative. But there are certain exceptional cases:e.g., prosecutions for defamatory libel and proceedings under the Vexatious Indictments Act where the magistrate has refused to commit for trial, in which the prosecutor may be ordered to pay an acquitted defendant's costs.