Haryana Multi-Marketing Scam Case: Supreme Court Protects Actor Shreyas Talpade from Arrest

The Bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice K V Viswanathan issued notice to the Haryana Police on Talpade’s plea challenging the FIR, which names him along with actor Alok Nath and several others.

During the hearing, Advocate Sandeep Bajaj along with Advocate Aditya Chopra, Managing Partner, The Victoriam Legalis and Advocate Mayank Biyani appeared for the actor.

The Court issued notice to Haryana Police, seeking an explanation for naming Talpade alongside other actors and brand ambassadors in the FIR.

The case arises from a complaint filed by a society in Sonipat against a multi-marketing company accused of defrauding investors. The complainant alleges that Talpade and Alok Nath, as brand ambassadors, promoted the company and misled the public.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police, Murthal, Sonipat, Ajeet Singh, the matter is under investigation and involves serious allegations of financial misconduct.

The matter is scheduled for further hearing on August 29.

In the writ petition filed through AoR Naman Tondon, Talpade has urged the Court to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate directions to transfer all FIRs to Gomti Nagar Police Station, Lucknow, where the first FIR (No. 20 of 2025) was registered under Sections 409 and 420 of the IPC.

The petition also seeks consolidation of complaints filed in Jind (Haryana), Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh), and Kotdwar (Uttarakhand).

According to the plea, Talpade was invited as a guest celebrity to annual events organised by the SAGA Group between 2018 and 2022, and had no commercial or managerial involvement with the group or its cooperative societies, such as Loni Urban Multi-State Credit and Thrift Co-operative Society Limited (LUCC) and Human Welfare Credit and Thrift Co-operative Society Limited (HWC). The actor claims he is being unnecessarily dragged into criminal proceedings without any specific allegations or evidence.

Several of the FIRs invoke provisions under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including Sections 409, 420, 419, and 406, 316, relating to criminal breach of trust, cheating, and impersonation.

Talpade’s petition contends that the multiplicity of proceedings is not only an abuse of process but also a violation of his fundamental rights under Article 21.

Case Title: Shreyas Talpade v. State of Haryana

Hearing Date: July 21, 2025

Bench: Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan