 "Actress-politician Jaya Prada declared ‘absconding’ by court, arrest warrant issued for this reason")
Actress Jaya Prada has been considered ‘absconding’ in two cases related to the violation of the code of conduct.
The decision came after Jaya Prada failed to appear for a court hearing, despite repeated notices and non-bailable warrants against her.
The MP/MLA court in Rampur issued CrPC order 82 for her non-appearance on Tuesday even after issuing a non-bailable warrant (NBW) several times, regarding which Senior Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tiwari said that the 2019 election code of conduct case against Jayaprada was registered in the court of the Special MP/MLA Court, Rampur, in Kemri police station and Swar police station.
MP/MLA Magistrate Court Judge Shobhit Bansal issued NBW to Jaya Prada due to her non-appearance in court on the previous dates.
The report sent by Inspector Ranji Trivedi noted that the accused was protecting herself and her mobile was switched off. Following this, a demand was made in court to take action under Section 82 CrPC against the accused, Jaya Prada. The order has been made and the next date has been fixed as March 6.
In response to the court’s order, the Superintendent of Police has been instructed to form a special team tasked with apprehending the former MP and ensuring her presence on the next hearing date, which is March 6.
Jaya Prada’s other legal woes
Jaya Prada had been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and Rs 5000 fine by a Chennai court. The verdict came after a complaint filed against Prada and her two business partners Ram Kumar and Raja Babu by the Labour Government Insurance Corporation.
What happened?
The actor-politician owned a theatre in Chennai which was shut after she failed to pay the ESI to the labors who then approached the Chennai court. The ESI that was deducted from their salaries wasn’t paid either, and neither it was paid to the Government Insurance Corporation. The Labour Government Insurance Corporation filed a case against her and her two partners at the Egmore Magistrate Court.
with added inputs from agencies