No relief for Madhur Bhandarkar in rape case,to face trial

The Andheri metropolitan court last year found substance in Jain’s complaint,and issued process against Bhandarkar,directing him to face the trial.

Bhandarkar then challenged the lower court’s order before the High Court. Justice R C Chavan today rejected his plea.

Advocate Shreyansh Mithare,appearing for Bhandarkar,said they would go through the judgement copy and then decide on challenging the order in the apex court.

In September last year,the magistrate’s court had rejected the police report which had said that the case was ‘maliciously false’,and ruled that Bhandarkar must face the

criminal trial.