Actor Rajpal Yadav, who left Delhi’s Tihar Jail on bail on Tuesday after spending several days there in connection with a check bounce case, urged for the modernization of jails and rehabilitation of those who have already served 10 or more years in jail.
Rajpal Yadav said: “We often don’t know who is really a criminal and who is respectable. But I have noticed one thing: wherever people are punished, our prisons should also be modernized for modern times. For example, there are prisoners who no longer go to court because they have already been convicted. Their behavior and behavior is monitored for ten years.”
“For such prisoners, especially those who have served 10-15 years, at least a 10 percent relief or concession should be considered… It is possible that if even the bottom 10 percent are released or rehabilitated, they could contribute positively back to our country,” he said.
Rajpal Yadav was sent to jail last week after the High Court rejected his plea for more time to repay the amount owed in the check bounce case. He was jailed in connection with the nearly bounced check case ₹9 million crowns. The actor was on Tuesday, February 17.
According to news agency PTI, Rajpal Yadav thanked the film fraternity and audience for their support and urged the jail authorities to introduce smoking rooms on the premises.
The actor said that inside prisons there should be “designated areas for smokers, similar to the facilities at railway stations and airports”.
He also said he would address a press conference later. The actor added that he was looking for time to repay the borrowed money, but not sympathy.
Yadav said he was born in India, never changed his passport and continues to be a voter in his village. “I want to increase my earnings, not change my currency,” he said. Also read | Rajpal Yadav’s wife begged the businessman for a loan ₹5 million in movie loans? The actor said: “It would all be for naught”
Rajpal Yadav, known for films like ‘Malamaal Weekly’, ‘Phir Hera Pheri’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, ‘Hungama’ and ‘Chup Chup Ke’, was sent to jail in a check bounce case but his sentencing was stayed till March 18.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order after observing that Yadav had imposed ₹1.5 million in the bank account of the complainant, M/s Murali Projects Pvt Ltd.
Since his case became public, several actors including Sonu Sood and Gurmeet Choudhary have offered financial help.