Cheque Bounce Cases: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Suspension Of Sentence To Actor Rajpal Yadav

The Delhi High Court on Monday suspended for the interim, the sentence imposed on Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav in relation to his conviction in cheque dishonour cases.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted interim suspension of sentence till March 18.

While paving way for release of the actor from jail for now, the Court noted that Yadav has given Rs. 1.5 crore to the complainant company and that he had sought interim suspension of sentence in view of a marriage in his family.

The Court also asked Yadav to either remain present in court or through VC on the next date of hearing.

Earlier, the Court had directed the actor to surrender before the Jail Superintendent, Tihar, immediately, while saying that the Court cannot be expected to show or create special circumstances for any person merely because such a person belongs to a particular background or industry.

On February 02, the Court had asked Yadav to surrender, after coming down heavily on him for repeatedly breaching undertakings given to the Court regarding payment of settlement amounts in cheque dishonour cases.

Justice Sharma had observed that the conduct of the actor “deserves to be deprecated”, noting that despite several opportunities and considerable leniency shown by the Court, Yadav failed to honour the payment commitments made to the complainant company, M/s Murli Projects Pvt. Ltd.

Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR