Alfred Henry Lionel Leach, C.J.

1. The respondent filed a complaint against the appellants before the Bench of Magistrates of Saidapet, in which he accused the appellants of assault, insult and criminal intimidation. The charges against the second appellant were dismissed on the 23rd September, 1930, and he was accordingly discharged. The case proceeded as against the first appellant and resulted in his acquittal on the 25th May, 1931. The respondent was not satisfied with the decision of the Magistrates and he filed two applications in revision, one against the discharge of the second appellant and the other against the acquittal of the first appellant. These applications were filed in the Court of the District Magistrate of Chingleput and were heard by him. The hearing resulted in the dismissal of the petitions on the 13th July, 1931. On the 12th July, 1932, the appellants filed a suit in the Court of the District Munsiff of Chingleput for damages for malicious prosecution. The District Munsiff dismissed the suit on the ground that it was barred by the law of limitation and this decision was upheld on appeal by the District Judge of Chingleput. Therefore we are called upon