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Ram Gopal Varma sentenced to 3 months of imprisonment in a cheque bounce case; non-bailable warrant issued
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been sentenced to three months in jail in a cheque bounce case from 2018.
Director Ram Gopal Varma has been convicted in a cheque bounce case by Mumbai court. According to India Today, the filmmaker was sentenced to three months in jail after being found guilty of an offense under the Negotiable Instruments Act. It deals with the dishonor of cheques due to insufficient funds or exceeding the agreed payment amount.
The verdict was originally scheduled for January 21. However, it was delayed due to Ram Gopal Varma's absence from the Andheri Magistrate court. In response, the magistrate issued a non-bailable warrant for his arrest.
While giving him the sentence, the magistrate said as quoted by India Today, "No question of set-off under Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as the accused has not spent any period in custody during the trial."
The filmmaker has been directed by the court to pay Rs 3.72 lakh in compensation to the complainant within three months. If he fails to do so, he will have to serve an additional three months in jail.
The cheque bounce case was filed in 2018 by a company called Shree. It was represented by Maheshchandra Mishra and was directed against RGV's firm. However, the director has struggled to deliver successful films in recent years. His financial troubles worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic and that even forced him to sell his office.
In June 2022, the court granted RGV bail after he provided a cash security of Rs 5,000. For the unversed, this case has been ongoing for seven years now.
Meanwhile, RGV had recently announced his film titled Syndicate on X. "In CONTINUATION to my CONFESSION note on SATYA film, I DECIDED to make the BIGGEST film ever. The film is called SYNDICATE. It’s about a terrifying organisation which threatens the very EXISTENCE of INDIA." The Satya director also shared the concept and storyline of the movie in detail.
Take a look at his post below:
Meanwhile, more details about RGV's case are still awaited.
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