Mumbai: National award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said he is relieved after the Supreme Court quashed the charges of alleged rape levelled against him by actress and model Preeti Jain.
He thanks his wife, friends and fans for their constant support. "I am feeling very much relieved. When I got this news, I was completely numb and I was in tears. This case was almost eight and a half years old, so this whole drama has come to an end," Bhandarkar told IANS.
The apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice C.K. Prasad quashed the charge after it was told that the actress was no longer interested in pursuing the matter after nine years.
Jain earlier alleged that Bhandarkar had sex with her 16 times on the promise of casting her in a lead role in a film. Jain filed a complaint in a magistrate's court in 2004 after Maharashtra Police twice filed closure reports after investigation into the allegation of rape....
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06:56 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed rape charges against filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. Madhur Bhandarkar had approached the Supreme Court saying that the proper procedure was not followed while investigating the case and only the statements of the victim were taken in the court. A struggling model and actress, Preeti Jain, had accused Madhur Bhandarkar of raping her on the pretext of giving her a lead role in his...
12:06 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday put an interim stay on criminal proceedings against film producer Madhur Bhandarkar in the Preeti Jain rape case. In July 2004, aspiring actor Preeti Jain had lodged a complaint alleging that Bhandarkar had raped her several times between 1999 and 2004 under the pretext of marrying her and casting her as actress in his movies. A Mumbai metropolitan court had, in September, 2011,...
02:13 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the application of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar to stay the process against him in a Mumbai metropolitan court in the Preeti Jain rape case. "Justice R.C. Chavan today (Thursday) refused to stay the trial against Bhandarkar, stating that he will now have to face criminal trial," Jain's lawyer S. Kunjuraman told IANS. "Bhandarkar has tried his level best to buy time by approaching...
12:02 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood film director Madhur Bhandarkar has been granted bail on Monday in Preeti Jain rape case. The court said that Bhandarkar can't leave the country without the permission of the court and he has also to deposit his passport with the court. The next date of the hearing is scheduled on November 29. In July 2004, Jain had lodged a complaint alleging that Bhandarkar had raped her several...
04:53 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Tuesday directed National Award-winning film director Madhur Bhandarkar to appear before it Nov 14 in connection with a 2004 rape case filed by Pretti Jaiin, an upcoming starlet, her lawyer said. "He failed to appear before the court at the scheduled hearing. We don't know where he is. Now, he is required to appear Nov 14," Jaiin's lawyer S. Kunjuraman told IANS. Bhandarkar, 44, had...
05:32 PM, Oct 18, 2011
New Delhi: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar will appear before a lower court in Mumbai on Tuesday regarding the rape case filed against him by small-time actress Preeti Jain in 2004. The court had last month accepted Preeti's fresh plea and said that Bhandarkar can be tried for rape and criminal intimidation. In July 2004, Pretti, living in Malad suburb of north Mumbai, created a sensation after she accused Bhandarkar of rape...
06:37 AM, Oct 18, 2011
