Overview

• A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan issued notice to Haryana Police on the actor's plea.
• The court directed that no coercive action be taken against him until the next hearing.
• The case arises from a complaint by Sonipat resident Vipul Antil that led to an FIR naming 13 accused, including actors Alok Nath and Shreyas Talpade.
• The January 22 FIR cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for cheating and criminal breach of trust tied to the Human Welfare Credit Cooperative Society Ltd.
• The complaint alleges the society, operating since 2016 under a multi-level marketing model, lured investors with deposit schemes and later disrupted maturity payments in 2023; Talpade earlier received similar interim protection.