North India Statesman
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Ram Gopal Verma sentenced to 3 months jail: Mumbai’s Andheri Magistrate Court has sentenced Bollywood film director Ram Gopal Varma to three months in jail in the check bounce case. The decision came a day before the announcement of his new project “Syndicate”. It is noteworthy that the hearing of this case was going on for the last seven years. However, Ram Gopal Verma was not present in the court when the verdict was pronounced.
Non-bailable warrant will be issued
Andheri Magistrate Court has ordered to issue non-bailable warrant against film director Ram Gopal Varma. Because he did not appear in the court on the day of judgment. In this case, Ram Gopal Verma has been convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court also directed them to pay compensation of Rs 3,72,219 to the complainant within three months. If he does not pay the compensation, he will have to spend three more months in jail.
What is the whole matter?
According to the report, the matter is of the year 2018, when a company named Shree had filed a complaint through Mahesh Chandra Mishra. The complaint was related to Ram Gopal Varma’s company. Ram Gopal Varma, who directed hit films like Satya, Rangeela, Company, Sarkar, was facing financial crisis in recent years. During Corona, he faced a huge financial crisis due to which he had to sell his office.
In the year 2022, the court granted bail to Ram Gopal Verma on PR and a cash bond of Rs 5000. While pronouncing the sentence, Magistrate Y.P. “There is no question of immunity for the accused under section 428 CrPC of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as he did not spend any time in custody during the trial,” Pujari said.
