Court Upholds Dismissal of Cheating Case Against Sunny Leone

The Cliff News | 26 August 2026

A local court has definitively dismissed a cheating complaint lodged against Bollywood actor Sunny Leone and her husband, ruling that the dispute stemmed from a breach of a commercial contract rather than criminal wrongdoing.

The Additional Sessions Judge at Dindoshi court, P A Sane, rejected a criminal revision application filed by complainant Omprakash Shreenarayan Lal Jain. Jain had accused the couple and their manager of defrauding him after he facilitated a role for Leone in a Telugu film.

Contractual Dispute Over Incentives

According to Jain's allegations, the parties had an agreement for him to receive a percentage-based incentive on a total consideration of Rs 1.75 crore for his role in securing Leone's participation in the film. He claimed that while he received some payments, a significant outstanding sum and his due commission remained uncleared.

Jain had previously challenged an order from October 10, 2024, issued by the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Andheri. The magistrate had rejected his complaint, which invoked sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), and 506(II) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He contended that the initial rejection was made without proper judicial consideration.

Court Finds No Criminal Intent

However, the Sessions Court found no basis for criminal charges. Judge P A Sane noted that the evidence presented, including tax invoices and settlement correspondence, pointed towards a purely commercial transaction. "It is alleged that the parties entered into a contract and there is nothing but a mere breach of contract," the court stated.

The court emphasized the lack of material evidence to substantiate the ingredients of criminal breach of trust (Section 405 IPC) or criminal intimidation (Section 506(II) IPC). It further highlighted that the complainant failed to produce sufficient evidence or establish the essential elements required for charges of cheating or criminal breach of trust.

Dismissal Affirmed

Finding no illegality, material irregularity, or perversity in the magistrate court's original decision, the Sessions Judge upheld the dismissal of the revision application. This ruling effectively closes the criminal complaint against Sunny Leone and her husband on these specific charges, leaving any recourse for the complainant likely within civil proceedings for contract enforcement.