Rajpal Yadav to go to jail after Delhi HC upholds conviction in Cheque Bounce case
The Delhi High Court upheld Actor Rajpal Yadav conviction in a cheque bounce case, meaning he will have to serve the jail sentence for three months.
New-Delhi: The Delhi High Court upheld Actor Rajpal Yadav conviction in a cheque bounce case, meaning he will have to serve the jail sentence for three months. The actor was granted bail on March 18, 2026.
Rajpal Yadav has been sentenced to three months of imprisonment, but if he fails to pay the fine imposed by the court, then his jail term will be extended to six months.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed Yadav’s revision petitions and upheld the sentence awarded by the trial court under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
The High Court directed that the amount of Rs 2.25 crore already deposited before the Court and released to the complainant shall be adjusted while computing the liability payable by Yadav.
The Court further ordered that the actor shall undergo three months’ imprisonment in each of the seven cheque bounce cases, with all the sentences running concurrently. It also directed him to pay the fine imposed by the trial court, observing that failure to pay the fine would entail six months’ imprisonment. The Court granted Yadav two months’ time to either comply with the judgment or avail of legal remedies before the appropriate forum.
Significantly, the High Court declined to grant Yadav the benefit of probation, taking into consideration his overall conduct during the litigation, including repeated violations of undertakings furnished before the Court.
The judgment was reserved on April 2 after repeated attempts by the High Court to facilitate a settlement between the actor and the complainant failed.
Earlier, the High Court had extended Yadav’s interim bail after taking note of partial payments made towards the outstanding dues. The litigation arose out of multiple cheque dishonour complaints in which the actor had been convicted by the trial court. While the High Court granted several opportunities for settlement, it repeatedly noted non-compliance with payment undertakings furnished during the proceedings.
Representing Yadav, advocate Bhaskar Upadhyay had argued that the actor should not suffer because of mistakes allegedly committed by his previous counsel and submitted that the criminal proceedings had adversely affected his professional career.
