Mumbai, February 16 – Actor Rajpal Yadav, who had surrendered to the police after the Delhi High Court directed him to do so in connection with multiple bounced cheque cases, has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court until March 18, 2026.
The actor has been granted this interim release to attend his niece's wedding in Shahjahanpur. Rajpal Yadav's lawyer informed the HC that he had submitted a DD (Demand Draft) of Rs 1.5 crore. The actor has been ordered to surrender his passport. The next hearing is scheduled for March 18.
Earlier, the actor’s manager, Bhaskar Upadhyay, had said that half the amount in the actor's financial insolvency case had been paid off. The manager had said that they had sought an adjournment of the hearing on Thursday because the bail application they had filed was a response to the other party. The manager said that he would meet Rajpal Yadav in jail and take instructions from him regarding the payment and what he had to say about it.
He said that the answers to the above questions are likely to emerge on Monday. He said, "The money that was invested for investment purposes has not been denied. Earlier, when there was talk of money, the company had refused to take the money. Negotiations are underway on the 2012 agreement, in which three months have already been served. I cannot say anything about who gave money to Rajpal Yadav, it is a family matter. I will personally go to the jail and tell him how it needs to be done. Out of the five crores so far, two and a half crores have been given, see what the court decides on Monday".
The Delhi High Court had ordered the actor to surrender to the police in connection with a financial irregularity case where he had taken a loan to make his film 'Ata Pata Laapata' in 2010, but was unable to repay the loan. In 2018, a magisterial court had sentenced the actor and his wife to a six-month jail term.