Mumbai, Feb. 26 -- Ameesha Patel has been taken to court for a cheque bounce fraud case. The Jharkhand High Courtretained the interim reliefon Wednesday that was granted to the Bollywood actor, prohibiting any coercive action against her in the fraud case.Ameeshahas been accused by producer Ajay Kumar Singh of having him invest in a film that she later refused to be a part of. He also claimed the actress gave him a cheque to return the Rs 2.5 crore signing amount, but it bounced.

Ajay Kumar Singh is the proprietor of Lovely World Entertainment. As per his complaint, it states that Ameeshahas cheated Ajay Kumar Singh. He demanded his money back upon realizing that the film was not being made. He was then given a check on behalf of the act...