Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Gives Rajpal Yadav Two-Week Relief in Cheque Case
Rajpal Yadav is involved in a long-running cheque bounce case.
The Supreme Court has given him two more weeks to pay at least Rs 2 crore.
His lawyer said this was a big relief because the earlier amount discussed was Rs 5 crore.
The lawyer promised that Yadav would follow the court’s directions.
The judges were doubtful because Yadav had not followed some earlier orders.
They also asked him to provide security for the money still owed.
Yadav has been protected from arrest until the next hearing on October 5.
He must surrender his passport.
His lawyer also said Yadav had spent four-and-a-half months in prison and received help from entertainment-industry friends to obtain bail.
The Supreme Court gave actor Rajpal Yadav a final two-week window to deposit at least Rs 2 crore.
His lawyer said the amount was reduced from Rs 5 crore and called the order a major relief.
The bench questioned Yadav’s reliability, citing his past conduct and failure to comply with earlier orders.
Yadav must provide surety for the remaining amount, surrender his passport, and remains protected from arrest until October 5.
The dispute began with a roughly Rs 5 crore loan for Yadav’s film Ata Pata Laapata and later became a cheque bounce case.
- Who
- Actor Rajpal Yadav, his advocate Bhaskar Upadhyay, and the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
- What
- The court gave Yadav a final two-week opportunity to deposit at least Rs 2 crore in a cheque bounce dispute.
- When
- The payment must be made within two weeks; the next hearing is scheduled for October 5.
- Where
- The loan was taken from a Delhi-based company; the court’s location is not specified.
- Why
- The court cited Yadav’s failure to comply with previous orders, while the dispute arose from an unpaid loan connected to his film Ata Pata Laapata.
Court’s concerns
Yadav’s legal position
Compliance and credibility
Court’s concerns
The bench said Yadav’s past conduct and failure to comply with earlier orders did not inspire confidence, and questioned whether he could be trusted to follow through.
Yadav’s legal position
Advocate Bhaskar Upadhyay assured the court that Yadav’s team would comply with its orders and directions.
Financial relief
Court’s concerns
The court required at least Rs 2 crore to be deposited and surety to be provided for the remaining amount.
Yadav’s legal position
Yadav’s lawyer welcomed the reduction from Rs 5 crore to Rs 2 crore, calling the two-week window a great relief.
Arrest and personal circumstances
Court’s concerns
The court continued arrest protection but directed Yadav to surrender his passport.
Yadav’s legal position
His lawyer said Yadav had already spent four-and-a-half months in prison and that friends from the entertainment industry helped secure his bail.
- Required deposit
- At least Rs 2 crore within two weeks
- Earlier amount
- The amount had initially been Rs 5 crore
- Remaining obligation
- Yadav must provide surety for the remaining amount
- Next hearing
- October 5
- Arrest protection
- Continued until the next hearing
- Passport
- The court directed Yadav to surrender it
- Original loan
- Around Rs 5 crore borrowed in 2010 for Ata Pata Laapata
- Reported claim
- The unpaid amount later reached nearly Rs 9 crore with interest and other charges
