Rajpal Yadav Cheque Bounce Case: Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav has surrendered at Tihar Jail in New Delhi in connection with a cheque bounce case. Find out what the full story is.
Actor Rajpal Yadav surrendered to Tihar Jail authorities on Thursday. The Delhi High Court had refused to extend his sentence in the cheque bounce case and ordered him to surrender at Tihar Jail.
When did he surrender?
According to news agency PTI, a jail source stated that Rajpal Yadav surrendered to jail authorities at 4 pm on Thursday. “Jail officials will now follow standard operating procedures,” he said. It’s worth noting that the Delhi High Court had refused to extend the deadline given to Rajpal Yadav to surrender to jail authorities on Wednesday.
Rajpal Yadav pleaded for an extension of the deadline
On February 2nd, Rajpal Yadav was directed to surrender by 4 pm on Wednesday. The actor’s lawyer informed the court that he had arranged for ₹50 lakh and requested a week’s extension to make the payment. However, Justice Swaran Kanta Sharma rejected Rajpal Yadav’s plea for an extension to surrender, stating that there was no basis for granting him this relief.
Why was this decision made?
Rajpal Yadav had borrowed approximately ₹5 crore from a company, M/s Murli Projects Private Limited. The company claims that Rajpal Yadav issued several checks to repay the money, but they all bounced. The company (M/s Murli Projects Private Limited) filed a check bouncing case against Rajpal Yadav. These checks were issued for film production, but the money was not received. The lower court convicted him and sentenced him to 6 months in prison. The High Court had previously suspended his sentence for a while, but stipulated that he would repay the company. Several promises were made in court, but Rajpal Yadav repeatedly refused to repay. The court stated that his behavior was extremely inappropriate and that he was breaching the court’s trust.
The court adopted a strict stance.
The company filed a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Several settlements were reached in court, and Rajpal Yadav promised to pay the money (totaling approximately 2.5 crore rupees or equivalent), but he did not pay on time. The court gave him several opportunities, but each time he broke his promise. Therefore, Justice Swaran Kanta Sharma, taking a strict stance, ruled that no further relief could be granted.
