Bhandarkar gets bail in rape case

A sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to film director Madhur Bhandarkar, who is facing charges of raping a model-turned-actress and threatening to kill her.

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Principal Judge R R Vachha said that in the event of Bhandarkar's arrest, he should be released on a bail of Rs 20,000 with one or two sureties of same amount.

The judge, however, directed Bhandarkar to appear at the concerned police station regularly and not leave the city.