A petition to summon Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, his father, actor Suresh Oberoi, and their Delhi-based firm for allegedly defrauding an entertainment company in 2003 was denied by the Delhi High Court. The actor was accused of failing to appear for shows in the United States and Canada despite being paid to do so.
The Delhi High Court denied a request to summon Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and his family. According to reports, Vivek, his actor father Suresh Oberoi, and their Delhi-based firm Yashi Multimedia Pvt Ltd were accused of defrauding an entertainment company in 2003. The high court dismissed the petition, stating that the complaint did not appear to be a case of cheating under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Vivek was accused of failing to appear at shows in the United States and Canada in August and September 2003, despite being paid $3,00,000 by the petitioner.
According to the news agency PTI, justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said he was denying the relief not only because the petitioner had used civil remedies, but also because the court determined that a review of the entire complaint would not prima facie result in the commission of the offence of cheating under the Indian Penal Code. “As per the Supreme Court’s decision…, even non-disclosure of commission of offence on the basis of the entire complaint would be one of the grounds to quash the complaint,” the HC said in an order issued on November 1.
“This court finds no justification to interfere with the order passed by the courts below in exercise of its powers under Section 482 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code),” the HC said in dismissing the petition. “As a result, the instant petition is dismissed,” it added.
According to the complaint, the petitioner was organising celebrity shows in various parts of the United States. According to the complaint, the complainant was introduced to the Oberois in January 2003, and Suresh Oberoi asked him to organise some shows for his son Vivek in the United States and Canada in August and September of that year.
It was alleged that the deal for organising the shows was completed, Vivek’s consent was obtained, and it was agreed that the shows would be held in August or September 2003, for which the actor would be paid $3,00,000.
“The complainant also stated that he deposited the aforementioned sum in the bank account of respondent no.1 (Yashi Entertainment). The complainant organised the performances, but respondent no. 5 (Vivek Oberoi) did not appear “the alleged plea It stated that efforts were made to resolve the issue but that they failed and that the complainant’s money was not returned.