DARSHAN SINGH, J.

The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment and decree dated 11.03.2013 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Jalandhar, vide which the appeal filed by the appellant-plaintiff against the judgment and decree dated 23.05.2009 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Phillaur, has been dismissed.

2. Appellant-plaintiff Roop Chand filed the suit for recovery of Rs. 10 lacs as damages/ compensation on account of malicious prosecution by the respondents-defendants.

3. As per averments in the plaint, appellant-plaintiff went to United Kingdom (U.K) some years back and used to occasionally visit India. He used to work and earn his livelihood in United Kingdom (U.K). Defendant no.1 and 3 filed civil as well as criminal caes against the plaintiff regarding his ancestral property with mala fide intention to cause him loss of reputation, mental agony and to bear unnecessary litigation expenses in addition to the travelling expenses from United Kingdom (U.K) to India and back. To achieve their evil designs they even pressurised the plaintiff to abandon his claim regarding his ancestral property situated at Village Rurka Kal