Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has now been sentenced to three months in jail by a Mumbai court in an old cheque bounce case.
Ram Gopal Varma has been sentenced to three months in jail.
Renowned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been sentenced to three months in jail by a Mumbai court in connection with a long-standing cheque bounce case. The court’s decision marks the culmination of a legal battle that has been ongoing for several years. A non-bailable warrant has also been issued against him.
The Andheri Magistrate court had intially scheduled the verdict for Tuesday (January 21) in the cheque bounce casem a day before the filmmaker announced his upcoming film Syndicate. However, RGV chose to give the session a miss. Now, the Telangana Today report claims that after hearing the case for seven years, the Mumbai court has finally issued a non-bailable warrant in his name today.
Ram Gopal Varma has been found guilty under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. This particular Act ‘penalises cheque dishonour due to insufficient funds or exceeding the account’s arranged amount’. On top of this, RGV will have to pay Rs 3.75 lakh to compensate the complainant and if he fails to do so in three months, he will be rewarded with additional three months imprisonment.
