India, July 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in multiple cheque-bounce cases and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to condone the "extraordinary" delay of 1,894 days, or more than five years, in filing petitions against the conviction and directed Yadav to pay more than Rs 1 crore to the complainant in each of the seven complaints.

The judge, however, clarified that around Rs 2 crore already paid by the actor shall be adjusted, and kept the sentence in abeyance for two months to give Yadav time to approach the appellate court against the decision.

In the 108-page verdict, Justice Sharma observed that Yadav repeatedly failed to honour his und...