Actor Rajpal Yadav was granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court in a ₹9 crore cheque bounce case after spending over a week in Tihar Jail.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed bail until March 18, on condition that Yadav deposit a Rs 1 lakh bail bond and provide one surety. Earlier, the court had directed him to pay Rs 1.5 crore by afternoon for interim relief. After confirmation from the complainant’s lawyer that the amount was deposited, the bail was granted.
Rajpal Yadav, jailed over a decade-old ₹9 crore loan for his 2010 film ‘Ata Pata Laapata’, will remain out of Tihar Jail until the next hearing, by which time he is expected to repay the remaining dues.
He and his wife Radha were convicted in 2018 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, with the conviction upheld in 2019. The Delhi HC suspended his sentence in 2024, directing him to take “sincere measures” to clear the dues.
After his February 2026 surrender, Yadav received Bollywood support, including Sonu Sood signing him for a film, with FWICE and stars like Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn also reaching out.
