Actor Ameesha Patel Surrenders In Fraud Case Ahead Of ‘Gadar 2’ Release

Ranchi:

Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel on Saturday surrendered earlier than the Ranchi Civil Courtroom in reference to a cheque bounce case.

Senior division decide DN Shukla granted her bail and requested her to seem earlier than the courtroom personally once more on June 21.

The case dates again to 2018 when Jharkhand-based movie producer Ajay Kumar Singh had registered a case of fraud and cheque bounce in opposition to the actress.

“Earlier, the courtroom had issued her summons many occasions within the case however she didn’t seem. Later, the courtroom issued a warrant in opposition to her,” mentioned the complainant’s advocate Vijaya Lakshmi Srivastava.

In line with the grievance, Singh had transferred Rs 2.5 crore to the actor’s checking account for the manufacturing of a film titled “Desi Magic”. Patel, nevertheless, didn’t proceed with the movie later. She despatched a cheque of Rs 2.50 crore nevertheless it had bounced.

The give up information comes at a time when she is all set to make a silver-screen comeback with ‘Gadar 2’, additionally starring Sunny Deol.

The Supreme Courtroom in August 2022 stayed legal proceedings for the offence of dishonest and legal breach of belief in opposition to Patel in reference to summons issued by the trial courtroom in Jharkhand.

The highest courtroom had, nevertheless, mentioned proceedings for offences punishable below Part 138 (cheque bounce) of the Negotiable Devices Act can proceed in accordance with the legislation.

The Supreme Courtroom’s order got here on an attraction filed by Patel in opposition to the Might 5, 2022 order of the Jharkhand Excessive Courtroom which dismissed the plea in search of quashing and setting apart of the order by the trial courtroom in Ranchi, in reference to a grievance in opposition to her.

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