In a sigh of relied, the Bombay High Court quashed a non-bailable warrant against actor Arjun Rampal in a 2019 tax evasion case. While quashing the order from the lower court, the court termed it as "mechanical and cryptic".  A vacation bench of Justice Advait Sethna on May 16 further said that the magistrate's order was "contrary to law" and passed without application of mind. Rampal had moved HC challenging the April 9 order passed by a magistrate's court issuing a non-bailable warrant against him in a 2019 case initiated by the I-T department for an offence under section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act.

As per the actor's plea, his advocate had submitted an application before the magistrate seeking exemption from appearance. However, the court rejected it and issued a non-bailable warrant against Rampal, it said.