The Delhi High Court sentenced actor Rajpal Yadav to three months’ simple imprisonment in seven cheque bounce cases for repeatedly breaching settlement undertakings. The Court also directed him to pay Rs 7.35 crore in compensation, while his wife was fined over Rs 5 lakh in each case.
The Delhi High Court refused to grant more time to actor Rajpal Yadav to pay Rs 6 crore in a cheque bounce case and reserved its judgment. The Court criticised his changing stance on payment and warned against seeking judicial leniency out of weakness.
The Delhi High Court refused to cancel Rajpal Yadav’s sentence suspension, saying there is no risk of him absconding. The Court stressed that he remains an “ordinary litigant” and will decide the case finally on April 1.
Actor Rajpal Yadav surrendered before Tihar Jail authorities after the Delhi High Court refused to extend the deadline in multiple cheque bounce cases. The court said no special treatment can be given and cited repeated non-compliance with payment undertakings.
