India, Aug. 26 -- The Bombay high court on Monday directed Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja to deposit Rs.3 crore with its registry before it considers his plea to quash an FIR lodged against him for allegedly cheating film producer Raghvendra Hegde of over Rs.9 crore.

Sarja, a popular Kannada film star and nephew of late actor Arjun Sarja, is accused of receiving a signing amount for a project titled The Soldier but failing to fulfil his commitment.

The FIR, registered on August 7, 2025, was based on Hegde's complaint alleging criminal breach of trust, cheating and wrongful gain. Hegde, who owns RH Entertainment and R9 Entertainment, claimed that Sarja had approached him in 2018 to work on a film and was offered the script of The Soldier.

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