Actor Rajpal Yadav has been granted interim bail by the Delhi Excessive Court docket in a Rs 9 crore cheque bounce case. The 54 yr outdated actor, recognized for his impeccable comedian timing, had been lodged in Tihar Jail after surrendering on February 5 to serve a six month sentence. On Monday, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma ordered reduction after noting that Yadav deposited Rs 1.5 crore within the checking account of complainant M/s Murali Initiatives Pvt Ltd.
The case dates again to 2012 when Rajpal borrowed Rs 5 crore from M/s Murali Initiatives Pvt Ltd to finance his directorial debut Ata Pata Laapata. After the movie failed on the field workplace, losses mounted and with bounced cheques, curiosity and penalties, the excellent quantity reportedly swelled to almost Rs 9 crore. A number of cheques issued by the actor had been dishonoured, resulting in legal proceedings underneath the Negotiable Devices Act. A magisterial courtroom in April 2018 sentenced him to 6 months in jail, and in 2019 a periods courtroom upheld the conviction.
Regardless of earlier deposits, together with two demand drafts of Rs 75 lakh in October 2025 and a later provide of Rs 25 lakh together with a contemporary fee plan, the Excessive Court docket had earlier refused extra time and directed him to give up. His interim bail plea citing a household marriage ceremony was adjourned to February 16. Whereas granting reduction now, the choose mentioned, “We’re granting you an interim suspension of sentence… It’s until the following date of listening to.” The courtroom additionally directed him to give up his passport, not go away the nation with out permission, and stay current both bodily or just about on the following listening to scheduled for March 18.
Amid the authorized turmoil, members of the movie fraternity together with Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, David Dhawan, Sonu Sood, Guru Randhawa and Mika Singh reportedly prolonged monetary assist. His spouse, Radha Yadav, acknowledged the backing through the troublesome part. On the work entrance, Rajpal is subsequent set to seem in Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy Bhoot Bangla, slated for launch on April 10.
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