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Rajpal Yadav’s check bounce case is related to an alleged loan taken in 2010 for the production of his directorial debut film ‘Ata Pata Lapata’.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit Rs 5 crore in the court registry by Wednesday as a condition of getting exemption from surrender in the check bounce case. This case is related to film producer-financier Murali Projects Private Limited.
The court issued a conditional notice on Yadav’s petition challenging the July 10 decision of the Delhi High Court. The High Court had upheld his conviction and three-month sentence in seven cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The next hearing of the case will be on September 15.
Rajpal was released on February 17 after being in Tihar Jail for 12 days.
A bench of Chief Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana gave this order after orally hearing Yadav’s petition. Delhi High Court had directed him to surrender to serve the sentence, the last date of which was September 10.
The case pertains to seven complaints filed by Murali Projects against Yadav, his wife Radha Rajpal Yadav and their film production company. These complaints were filed after seven checks issued for the film ‘Aata Pata Lapata’ bounced.
According to case records, Murali Projects had given Rs 5 crore to complete the film in 2010. Following the delay in the film’s release, several settlements were reached between the parties and the amount of refund was changed at different stages.
Yadav’s plea states that the original transaction was an investment in the film, not a loan, and the checks were given as security. Under the third supplementary agreement dated August 2012, eight post-dated checks were issued and the liability for payment was linked to the release of the film.
In 2012, Murali Projects had moved the Delhi High Court.
After the controversy escalated, Murali Projects approached the Delhi High Court in 2012 regarding the film. The court had barred the petitioners from creating a third party interest in the film rights. After this, seven complaints were filed under Section 138 of NI Act when seven checks bounced.
Yadav has also emphasized on the subsequent consent agreement of April 21, 2013. Under this, both the parties had agreed to a full and final settlement of Rs 10.40 crore, of which Rs 40 lakh had already been paid through RTGS. Four new post-dated checks were issued to secure the agreement.
According to Yadav’s plea, eight security checks issued earlier under this agreement were to be returned, but Murali Projects proceeded with the cases of bounced cheques.
In the Supreme Court, Yadav said that the original complaints cannot continue after the subsequent settlement. Citing the Supreme Court’s decision ‘Gimpex Pvt. Ltd. vs. Manoj Goyal’, he said that after the agreement, the complaint related to bounce of the old check ends and a new case can be formed only if the check issued under the new agreement gets bounced.
Rajpal was convicted by the trial court in 2018
The trial court had convicted Yadav and other accused in all seven cases in April 2018. Initially, Yadav was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of Rs 1.60 crore in each case.
Later the punishment was reduced. On May 22, 2019, he was sentenced to three months’ simple imprisonment in all seven cases and a fine of Rs 1.35 crore in each case. All sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
The Sessions Court upheld the conviction in 2024 and imposed three months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.35 crore in each case. After this, the Delhi High Court, in its decision dated 10 July 2026, refused to interfere in the sentence.
High Court had rejected the demand for probation
The High Court had also rejected Yadav’s demand for probation. The court said that in view of his conduct during the prolonged proceedings and the number of opportunities given to him to resolve the dispute, he cannot be given the benefit of probation.
The High Court had said that Yadav gave several assurances to the complainant to make payment, but did not fulfill them. Around Rs 2.25 crore was paid during the proceedings, but Yadav later refused to make further payments.
However, the High Court directed that the amount of Rs 2.25 crore already deposited by Murali Projects be adjusted against the amount payable as penalty.
Due to Tuesday’s order of the Supreme Court, Rajpal Yadav has got interim relief from surrender. This relief is subject to the condition of depositing Rs 5 crore in the registry by September 9.
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