Court sentences Koena to 6 months jail, know why?

Koena Mitra said that the cheque bouncing case is totally false and as her lawyer was not present in the court, her side was not heard and the order was passed without her hearing.

Mumbai: A metropolitan magistrate’s court sentenced actor Koena Mitra to six months imprisonment in a cheque bouncing case. She has denied the charges levelled against her and will challenge the sentence in a higher court.

The metropolitan magistrate court also asked the actor to pay Rs 1.64 lakh to the complainant model Poonam Sethi. Sethi had filed a case against Mitra wayback in 2013 after her cheque bounced for 'want of funds'.

During the hearing, Mitra denied the allegations by stating that Sethi did not have the financial capacity to lend 22 lakh and that she stole her cheques.

Taking to sources, Mitra said, "The case is totally false and I have been framed in the matter. During the final argument, my lawyer could not be present in the court and hence my side was not heard and the order was passed without my hearing.”