Stay on warrant against actor Sunny Deol extended

MUMBAI: A lower court has extended till November 20 its stay on a warrant issued against filmstar Sunny Deol for alleged bouncing of cheques that he
had given to a city-based company for purchases made by him in 2002. The actor's lawyer on October 30 urged a Bandra Magistrate to extend the stay on the warrant as Deol had gone out of city for a film shoot. The complainant's lawyer Abbas Kazmi opposed the stay and prayed for issuance of warrant against the actor. Deol had earlier appeared before the court which refused to quash the warrant but stayed its execution till October end. Deol had purchased film making material from Photo Film Industries and had given them five cheques totalling upto Rs 3 crore. The cheques, however, bounced forcing the company to lodge a complaint with Bandra court under Section 138 of Indian Negotiable Instruments Act. The court had issued warrants against the star but had later stayed several times after Deol prayed for the same. Deol moved the court for the quashing of the warrant but complainant's lawyer Abbas Kazmi opposed it saying that Deol had failed to appear in the court in the past and had also failed to make the payment.