Vivek Oberoi gets a breather after Bombay High Court junks plea in fraud case of Rs 1.5 crore

In a recent order, the Bombay High Court has disposed of pleas by three people, including Sanjay Saha ex-business partner of actor Vivek Oberoi – who were booked for allegedly defrauding him of Rs 1.55 crore.

The trio had moved the court seeking direction to quash the First Information Report (FIR) against them on the grounds that the allaged offence was of civil nature and they were wrongly booked under the criminal laws.

While dismissing the pleas, the court stated that the accused could approach the trial court seeking relief since the chargesheet had been filed against them.

The actor’s company Oberoi Mega Entertainment LLP and its authorised Chartered Accountant Deven Bafna had filed a complaint before MIDC police station in Mumbai against the partners of Anandita Entertainment LLP, Sanjay Pran Gopal Saha, Nandita Pran Gopal Saha, Raadhika Pratap Nanda, and others.

An FIR was registered against Saha, his mother Nandita and one Radhika in July this year for offences punishable under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker, merchant or agent), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

Oberoi had alleged that the accused made him invest in an event and film production firm promising lucrative profits and later used the same money for wrongful self-gain.(UNI)<>