Supreme Court grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case

Supreme Court grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in a cheating case involving a ₹30 crore investment dispute.

The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 19, 2026) granted bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in a multi-crore rupees cheating case lodged in Rajasthan.

A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M, Pancholi also regularised the interim bail granted earlier to Mr. Bhatt's wife Shwetambari Bhatt in the case.

Shwetambari Bhatt was granted interim bail on February 13.

Earlier on January 31, the Rajasthan High Court had rejected their bail applications in the cheating case.

They were arrested in Mumbai and brought to Udaipur in December last year. While granting bail to both, the top court asked the parties to make efforts for arriving at an amicable solution through mediation.

Complainant Ajay Murdia, founder of Indira IVF and Fertility Centre and a resident of Udaipur, has alleged in his complaint that Mr. Bhatt and his wife induced him to invest over ₹30 crore in a biopic of his late wife, promising high returns.