Ram Gopal Varma Sentenced to 3-Month Jail Sentence in Cheque Bounce Case

A Magistrate court in Mumbai’s Andheri sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months of simple imprisonment in a cheque bounce case under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

The court directed Varma to pay Rs. 3.72 lakh as compensation to the complainant, a company named Shree, within three months. Failing that, he would face an additional three months of imprisonment.

The case arose after Varma's firm issued two cheques in 2018 for Rs. 2.38 lakh, both of which bounced due to insufficient funds.

Since Varma was absent during the judgment, the court issued a non-bailable warrant against him.