1212. Order of costs against private prosecutor on charge of defamation
In the case of prosecution of any person on the complaint of a private prosecutor on a charge of the unlawful publication of a defamatory matter, if the accused is indicted and acquitted, he or she is entitled to recover from the private prosecutor his or her costs of defence, as allowed by the Court, unless the Court otherwise orders, and in such case, the provisions of section 1189 shall apply with the necessary modifications.