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Art. 432 Rights in relation to the private claimant and the complainant
1 The accused, if acquitted, is entitled to appropriate compensation from the private claimant in respect of expenditure incurred in relation to the civil claim. 2 If the accused is acquitted of an offence prosecuted only on complaint, the complainant may be required to compensate the accused for expenditure incurred in the proper exercise of his or her procedural rights, provided the complainant has brought about the proceedings wilfully or through gross negligence or has obstructed their conduct. |