Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi in trouble-likely to face arrest in cheque bounce case
Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi in trouble-likely to face arrest
in cheque bounce case
Rajkumar Santoshi, renowned film director, producer, and screenwriter who landed in hot waters is likely to even face an arrest soon owing to his last film, Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh.
The movie flamed-out at the
box office and faces legal problems due to cheque bounce from one of the producers, Jhoolan Prasad Gupta.
The widely acclaimed filmmaker made his directorial debut with Ghayal in 1990, which was critically and commercially successful. He is also acknowledged for movies like Andaz Apna Apna, Barsaat, Ghatak: Lethal, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, and more. On Saturday, the Delhi Court issued bailable warrants against Santoshi in the cheque dishonor case filed by Gupta.
As per reports, Santoshi never made his appearance on any of the dates given by the Delhi court in the check dishonor case. Thus, it resulted in the issuing of the warrant.
Businessman Jhoolan Prasad Gupta filed the case under Section 138 of the NI Act [Negotiable Instruments Act], accusing Rajkumar Santoshi of dishonoring a cheque for Rs 1 crore as per an agreement reached amid Santoshi’s LLP firm and the complainant regarding funding the production of a cinematograph film, Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh.
The filmmaker issued the cheque in favor of the complainant for payment and discharge of legally enforceable debt and other liability.
Aakash Sharma, a judicial magistrate first class, issued the warrants against Rajkumar Santoshi, and the order read, “Issue fresh B/Ws against the accused no. 2 in the sum of Rs.10,000/- to be executed through SHO concerned on the filing of PF within thirty days from today, returnable on 11.09.2024.”
In the interim, the director’s advocate, Dilip Kumar, asked for an exemption on Santoshi’s behalf, claiming that the filmmaker/producer had only received the summons on July 2, but the court found out that the summons had been duly served on April 15 and on July 2. Therefore, the court rejected the exemption request and proceeded to issue warrants.
As per Jhoolan Prasad Gupta he knew Rajkumar Santoshi as a finest Bollywood film director, but wasn’t aware of him as a person. When he asked for money, he couldn’t even imagine that he would not return his money back. The worst part was that the cheque he gave him bounced. Hence believing in the Indian judiciary system, he knocked the doors of the court. Because Rajkumar Santoshi didn’t appear in court on the dates given to him, that’s why this summons and notice are issued against him. He is very hopeful to receive justice from the court.
Prasad added, that their legal battle continues further because Rajkumar Santoshi has taken an amount of around
Rs 6 crore for Battle of Saragarhi and Rs 2 crore for his recent film Lahore 1947. Legal action has been initiated from their side in this regard also.
The movie Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh released in January last year.
News Edit K.V.Raman
