India, Feb. 17 -- The troubles for actor Rajpal Yadav, though eased for now, are far from over. On Monday, the Delhi High Court granted him interim bail until March 18 in the Rs.9-crore cheque-bounce case linked to his 2012 film Ata Pata Laapata. But soon after, his lawyer Bhaskar Upadhyay accused the complainant of acting with "malicious intent" and said the case is not really about the money.

Speaking to ETimes, Bhaskar called Rajpal "a family man" who is "not a lawyer" and "does not understand legal technicalities." He said the actor was willing to repay whatever amount was owed, and he himself had a lot at stake after the film failed.

Alleging that the complainant's goal was imprisonment rather than repayment, Bhaskar said, "The com...