Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma gets 3 months jail in cheque bounce case; arrest warrant issued

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma gets 3 months jail in cheque bounce case; arrest warrant issued

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma gets 3 months jail in cheque bounce case; arrest warrant issued

MUMBAI: A court here has sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him.

Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Andheri, Y P Pujari, on Tuesday convicted Varma for the offence punishable under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

The court has also directed the filmmaker to pay a compensation of Rs 3,72,219 to the complainant within three months from the date of the order. The detailed order was not available yet.