Non-bailable warrant issued against Ameesha Patel in 2017 cheque bounce case; actor claims dues were settled

Non-bailable warrant issued against Ameesha Patel. (Pic: Ameesha/Instagram)

What is the dispute?

According to a report in Times of India, event organiser Pawan Verma alleged that Ameesha was contacted to perform at a wedding on November 16, 2017. An advance payment of Rs 14.5 lakh was made to the actress for the event, and her stay arrangements were also made at a hotel. Pawan accused Ameesha of not travelling to the city on the scheduled date and of refunding only a partial amount of the advance payment. While Rs 10 lakh was paid in cash, the cheque issued for the remaining amount of Rs 4.5 lakh by Ameesha, bounced. This led the organiser to initiate legal action against the actress.

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Court issues non-bailable warrant against Ameesha

After the complaint was filed, the court reportedly issued multiple summons to Ameesha. However, after the actress failed to appear before the court on several occasions, a non-bailable warrant was issued against her. Ameesha’s counsel, on the other hand, has maintained that the amount was fully paid to the concerned party and that the matter had been settled years ago.

Ameesha’ legal team has stated that appropriate legal steps will be taken to contest the allegations, asserting that the organiser has reopened a closed matter despite receiving the agreed settlement amount.