(b) the suit of the plaintiff fails and it appears to the Court that there was no r easonable or probable
grounds for instituting the same,
the defendant may apply to the Court, and the Court may, upon such application, award against the plaintiff
by its order such amount 1[not exceeding fifty thousand rupees], as it deems a reasonable c ompensation to
the defendant for the 2[expense or injury (including injur y to reputation) caused to him] :
Provided that a Court shall not award, under this section an amount exceeding the limits of its pecuniar
jurisdiction.