Sunny Leone, husband get relief as Mumbai court upholds dismissal of unpaid commission case

A Mumbai court has ruled in favor of actor Sunny Leone, her husband Daniel Weber, and their manager Sunny Rajani, dismissing a complaint of cheating and criminal breach of trust filed against them. The case was brought by a talent coordinator, Omprakash Shreenarayan Lal Jain, who alleged that he had arranged a role for Leone in a Telugu film for a total consideration of Rs 1.75 crore, with a 10 percent commission to be paid to him.

Jain claimed that while partial payments had been made, the remaining dues, including commission from a final Rs 70 lakh payment, were withheld. However, the court dismissed the criminal revision application filed by Jain, noting that the dispute was a civil matter arising from a commercial transaction and that there was no evidence of dishonest intent or fraudulent elements.

The court ruled that the failure of a commercial transaction cannot be treated as a criminal offense unless there is a dishonest or fraudulent intent, and that documents on record showed a regular commercial transaction between the parties.