The sessions court recently acquitted filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma, who was held guilty for the offence of cheque bouncing. He has been acquitted after Verma and the complainant settled their dispute before the Lok Adalat.

The filmmaker was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Andheri, Y P Pujari, on January 21, for cheque bouncing under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act. He was sentenced to three months' jail and was also directed to pay Rs3,72,219 to the complainant within three months.

Appeal Filed

Verma’s lawyer had approached the sessions court, challenging the verdict in February. In his appeal Verma had claimed that the cheque didn’t bear his signature nor was it issued by him.

Pending the appeal, Verma and the complainant had submitted a joint state

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