Rajpal Yadav has shared his first post on Instagram after the Delhi High Court upheld his conviction in a check-bouncing case, sentencing him to three months in prison. Interestingly, the actor’s latest social media update includes a cheerful announcement Akshay Kumar.Rajpal took to Instagram on Friday to post an ad for Catch Masala, also starring Akshay Kumar. In the ad, Akshay serves a wide variety of dishes to a table full of women, who are wowed by the delicious food. Assuming that Akshay is the chef, one of the women asks if she can kiss his hand. The twist comes when Rajpal walks in wearing an apron, and Akshay reveals that it was Rajpal who had cooked the food with Catch Masala.The publication comes hours after the Delhi High Court upheld Rajpal’s conviction in the long-running check bounce case.
The Delhi High Court upholds the conviction
The case dates back to 2010, when Rajpal Yadav borrowed Rs 5 crore from M/s Murali Projects Pvt Ltd to finance his directorial debut, Ata Pata Laapata. The film failed at the box office and the actor was unable to repay the loan. With accrued interest, the outstanding amount rose to nearly Rs 9 crore, leading to a protracted legal tussle.In 2018, a magistrate court convicted Rajpal Yadav and his wife, Radha Yadav, sentencing them to six months in prison. A sessions court upheld the conviction in 2019, prompting the actor to challenge the verdict in the Delhi High Court.In June 2024, the High Court temporarily stayed his sentence and ordered him to take “sincere and genuine steps” to settle the dues of nearly Rs 9 crore. However, on February 2 of this year, the court ordered him to surrender. Rajpal surrendered on February 5 and remained in jail for a few days before being granted anticipatory bail on February 16 after depositing Rs 1.5 crore.On Friday, July 10, the Court confirmed the conviction and reduced the prison sentence to three months. It also imposed a fine of Rs 1.05 crore in each case, out of a total of Rs 7.35 crore. His wife Radha Rajpal Yadav was ordered to pay a fine of over Rs 5 lakh in each case.
Court remands Rajpal Yadav
According to the court, Rajpal Yadav repeatedly breached the commitments he made regarding repayment despite being given several opportunities.“Opportunities were given to honor the agreement [Yadav] and his counsel made various representations and assurances, and despite these repeated opportunities and assurances, he failed to comply with the undertakings,” the court observed, as reported by the Bar and Bench.