SC directs Rajpal Yadav to deposit ₹5 crore for exemption from surrender in cheque bounce case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit ₹5 crore with its Registry by Wednesday as a condition for exempting him from surrendering to serve his sentence in a cheque-bounce case involving film producer-financier Murli Projects Pvt Ltd.Rajpal Yadav gets reliefThe Court issued a conditional notice on Rajpal Yadav’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s July 10 judgment upholding his conviction and three-month imprisonment in seven cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The matter will next be heard on September 15.A bench headed by the Chief Justice, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana passed the order after his plea was orally mentioned.