The Rajasthan High Court has dealt a significant legal blow to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s wife, Shwetambari Bhatt, in connection with a high-profile Rs 30 crore fraud case. Justice Farzand Ali dismissed her revision petition, which sought to challenge the ongoing criminal proceedings against the couple. The court firmly stated that the criminal case must proceed, emphasizing that it cannot fundamentally alter its previously passed final orders.
Shwetambari Bhatt had approached the court requesting a modification to an order passed on March 19, 2026. Her legal team argued that the financial dispute in question was essentially civil in nature and, therefore, the criminal case should be dropped. However, the High Court rejected this argument, noting that the issue had already been addressed during the hearing of the writ petition. Citing Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the court clarified that once a final order is signed and delivered, it cannot be reviewed or modified unless there are clerical or arithmetic errors, which were not present in this instance.
In the same ruling, the court also addressed an application filed by the complainant, Dr. Ajay Murdia, who sought to be added as a respondent in the writ petition. Since the primary petition had already reached its final conclusion on March 19, 2026, the court dismissed this request as well, stating that it was no longer maintainable in a closed proceeding. While the court dismissed both applications, it clarified that this decision does not hinder the complainant’s right to pursue other independent legal remedies available under the law.









