Rajpal Yadav Cheque Bounce Case: Here’s How A 2012 Music Launch Event With Amitabh Bachchan Altered The Actor’s Lawsuit

Rajpal Yadav has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court and has been released from Tihar Jail in connection with a case filed by businessman Madhav Gopal Aggarwal. Following this development, his lawyer, Bhaskar Upadhyay, shed light on the origins of the long-standing dispute and its evolution over the years. Bhaskar explained that the matter dates back to the production of Rajpal’s film Ata Pata Laapata, for which Madhav had lent Rs 5 crore to the actor.

How A Event With Amitabh Bachchan Changed Rajpal Yadav’s Cheque Bounce Case

A report by Hindustan Times detailed that the two parties initially signed an agreement, along with three supplementary agreements, up until August 2012. Under the latest agreement, Rajpal issued five cheques to Madhav, which were to be encashed starting December 2012. The situation reportedly intensified during the film’s music launch in September 2012, which was attended by superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

“In September, Amitabh Bachchan stepped in for the film’s music launch, and the complainant wanted to share the stage with him. Rajpal’s team said no to that as Mr Bachchan wasn’t taking any favours for his presence, and the complainant got annoyed by that. He moved to the Delhi HC in September 2012 on the basis of that agreement, asking for a stay on the film until his dues were cleared. The case was dragged till December 2012 when he deposited the first cheque of Rs 60,60,350 which was honoured,” Bhaskar shares.

Yadav’s Lawyer Reveals Both Parties Consented To Nullify Previous Statements

He further explained that the complainant later filed an undertaking to lift the stay on the film. In 2013, both parties entered into a consent agreement that nullified all previous agreements. Bhaskar added that in 2016, a new consent decree was passed.

An execution petition was filed in 2016, resulting in Rs 1.90 crore being paid to the complainant. For the remaining balance, another guarantor, Mr Anant Dattaram, offered his property valued at Rs 15 crore as surety, requesting a month to return the amount. However, the complainant declined this offer and demanded Rajpal’s imprisonment to satisfy the decree. The execution proceedings reflected this, and since no alternative method was suggested, they were closed.

“A fresh consent decree was passed in 2016 and as per law it is unchallengeable by either parties. The amount of Rs 10.40 crore was due as per that. The complainant signed an undertaking that previous agreements will not be revived if the said amount is returned to them. The HC also said that the recovery of this money should only be done by way of execution,” he shares.

Rajpal Went To Trial & Was Imposed Rs 11.5 Cr Fine

In March 2018, the trial court convicted Rajpal and imposed a fine of Rs 11.5 crore. Later that year, in November, the execution court sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment for the same underlying issue. The case took another turn in 2018. Bhaskar explained that while execution proceedings were ongoing, the complainant revived cheques from the third supplementary agreement. This was supposed to have been nullified after the consent decree.

“He offered his property valued at Rs 15 crore as surety for him, asking for one month’s time to return the amount. Surprisingly, the complainant refused to take this and asked for Rajpal ji’s imprisonment for the satisfaction of the decree. The execution stated this in writing and added that since no other mode of execution is suggested, the execution was closed,” Bhaskar shares.

He added that due to this development, the case remains ongoing. Currently, Rajpal’s team has requested the court to hear their arguments in detail and decide the case on its merits.

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