Interim bail granted to Rajpal Yadav, actor fulfills two conditions

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Rajpal Yadav: Granted interim bail in check bounce case

Desk: In the ongoing Rs 9 crore check bounce case against actor Rajpal Yadav, only one side was heard on February 12 and now a new date has been set to take it forward. Today, on 16 February 2026, his bail plea was heard again. During this, the court directed Rajpal Yadav to deposit Rs 1.5 crore in the complainant’s account. The actor deposited this amount in time, after which he was granted interim bail. The court has also set some important conditions for them, which are mandatory to follow. The next hearing of the case has also been fixed.

Court terms and next hearing date

Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to Rajpal Yadav till March 18 in the check bounce case. After transferring Rs 1.5 crore to the complainant’s account, the court granted him bail. Along with this, the court directed Rajpal Yadav to surrender his passport. The next hearing will be held on March 18, where he is required to appear in person or through video conferencing. Meanwhile, his niece’s wedding is also scheduled to take place on February 19 in Shahjahanpur.

Had been to jail before also

According to court records, Rajpal Yadav had taken a loan of around Rs 5 crore for the production of his film. Due to the failure of the film, he could not repay the loan on time, due to which the lending party took legal action against him. This matter was heard several times, due to which he was repeatedly instructed to repay the outstanding amount. In 2018, Rajpal Yadav was sent to Tihar jail for not following court orders, which was a shocking incident in itself. Under an order related to the same case, he was again directed to surrender in Tihar Jail on 6 February 2026.

What is the whole matter?

The initial cause of Rajpal Yadav’s legal troubles was a loan he took in 2010 for the production of his directorial debut ‘Aata Pata Lapata’ (2012). The failure of this film gave him a big financial blow and it caused difficulty in repaying the loan. During this period, seven checks given to the complainant bounced, due to which the matter reached the court. In April 2018, a magistrate court convicted Rajpal Yadav and his wife Radha Yadav under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced them to six months’ simple imprisonment. In 2019, the Sessions Court upheld this decision, further compounding his legal troubles. He got only limited relief from the revision petition filed in the Delhi High Court. During this period the interest increased to a total of Rs 9 crore.