The criminal prosecution forming the basis for an action for malicious prosecution must be ended before the right of action for malicious prosecution accrues. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2931; Code 1868, § 2938; Code 1873, § 2989; Code 1882, § 2989; Civil Code 1895, § 3850; Civil Code 1910, § 4446; Code 1933, § 105-806.)