Actor Rajpal Yadav gets 3 months jail as Delhi HC upholds conviction in cheque bounce cases

Rajpal fined over ₹1 crore in each caseAs per Bar and Bench, the Delhi High Court gave no relief to Rajpal Yadav in the case and even termed his conduct as “dubious”. The court directed the authorities to send him back to jail. in each of the seven cases but added that the sentences would run concurrently. The court also ordered Yadav to pay ₹1.05 crore in each case. His wife, Radha Rajpal Yadav, was ordered to pay a fine of over ₹5 lakh in each case.

According to the court, Yadav had given multiple undertakings assuring payment of the amount involved in the case but failed to honour them despite being granted repeated opportunities. The court, however, kept the operation of its verdict on hold for two months to enable the actor to approach a higher court in appeal.

"Opportunities were granted to honour the settlement. He [Yadav] and his counsel made several statements and assurances, and despite these repeated opportunities and assurances, he failed to honour the undertakings," the court observed, Bar and Bench reported.