Mumbai court permits Vashu Bhagnani to file FIR against Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Mehra & others for cheating, forgery, defrauding

In what is being perceived as a big win for Vashu Bhagnani, the Hon’ble Judicial Magistrate Bandra, Mumbai has directed Bandra Police Station to file an FIR against director Ali Abbas Zafar, Co Producer Himanshu Mehra and others under Sections 120-B Criminal Conspiracy, 406, 420 Cheating, 465 Forgery, 468 Forgery For the Purpose of Cheating, 471, 500 Criminal Defamation and 506 Criminal Intimidation, r/w.34 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita /IPC who had helmed the 2024 multi-starrer ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’.

Vashu Bhagnani had filed a complaint against Ali Abbas Zafar & others

On 03 September 2024, Vashu Bhagnani had filed a complaint against Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Mehra and others with Bandra Police Station for fraud, forgery, criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriating crores of rupees by falsifying and forging signatures of Vashu Bhagnani during the shooting of ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ but no action was taken by the Police.

Thereafter, Vashu Bhagnani sought Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court’s direction to register the FIR against Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Mehra and others.

The Hon’ble Court in its order dated 02.12.2024, held that the total amount of alleged fraud and cheating and number of transactions in the several transactions is very high and they are spread across several places. The Court further held that the evidence needs to be collected involves several agencies and might be several number of Documents and the offences are cognizable and non-bailable and allegations are serious, and accordingly the Hon’ble Court ordered the Bandra Police Station to file an FIR under sections 120-B, 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 500 and 506, r/w.34 of the IPC.

The Bhagnani’s can now hope for a quick redressal because Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeks to ensure speedy justice, bring transparency and accountability in investigation and make the criminal justice system more victim centric. It also specifies timelines for investigation and trial in order to ensure speedy justice.

The development has brought the focus back once again on the controversies that followed the release of ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ and now all eyes are on how the legal proceedings will unfold.

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