Director Ram Gopal Varma sentenced to 3 months in jail

The filmmaker was sentenced to 3 months of jail in a cheque bounce case.

According to reports, a Mumbai court recently sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to imprisonment in a cheque bounce case filed in 2018. The director has also been ordered to pay ₹3.72 lakh in compensation.

Ram Gopal Varma sentenced to 3 months in jail.

The Indian filmmaker behind cult films like Satya, Rangeela, and more was sentenced to three months in jail, according to reports. The Andheri Magistrate Court in Mumbai sentenced him on Tuesday to three months in jail for a cheque bounce case. A Telangana Today report states that after hearing the case for seven years, the Mumbai court issued a non-bailable warrant in his name.

RGV was convicted in a cheque bounce case.

According to the publication, RGV was found guilty under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which ‘penalises cheque dishonour due to insufficient funds or exceeding the account’s arranged amount.’ He was also directed to pay ₹3.75 lakh to compensate the complainant. If he fails to pay the amount within three months, it will result in an additional three months imprisonment.

About the cheque bounce case.

The case of cheque bounce was filed in 2018 by a company named Shree through Maheshchandra Mishra against RGV’s firm. In June 2022, the director was granted bail after providing a personal bond and a ₹5000 security deposit. Reportedly, the magistrate who pronounced the sentence clarified there would be no “set-off under Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as RGV was ‘not in custody during the trial.’

Reacting to the sentence, RGV, who reportedly wasn’t present at the hearing, reacted on X and wrote, “With regard to the news about me and Andheri court, I want to clarify that it is to do with a 7-year-old case of ₹2 lakh 38 thousand amount, relating to my ex-employee. My advocates are attending to it, and since the matter is in court, I cannot say anything further.”