Question juridique clé
When may compensation for disadvantages and party costs be reduced or denied after acquittal or discontinuance?
Solution extraite
A reduction or denial is permissible only under the same conditions as a costs order against the accused: the accused must have caused or aggravated the investigation through reprehensible or reckless conduct.
Motifs extraits
The court held that decisions on compensation under §§ 36 f. StPO should in principle follow the allocation of procedural costs. The cited case law and Art. 6(2) ECHR support that compensation cannot be withheld merely because proceedings ended without conviction; a restrictive standard applies.