After arrest, now Bollywood comedian Rajpal Yadav's passport seized

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, Dec 11: Star comedian of

-- Rajpal Yadav has been asked to restrict himself within the country as his passport has been seized. However, the actor now can heave a sigh of relief as

on Tuesday, Dec 10 suspended the order of sending him to jail for 10 days. Yadav was arrested in connection with a case in which he allegedly had misled a court in a recovery suit filed against him and his wife by a businessman.

After spending three days in jail, the 42-year-old actor had moved the high court on Dec 6. The court then suspended his sentence and granted him time till Tuesday to file his statutory appeal.

"The sentence will remain suspended till its further order," said the court. The high court also relaxed the condition imposed by a single judge bench directing Yadav not to leave Delhi or the country without its permission.

Appellant (Yadav) can complete his projects within India but not in abroad

The bench accepted Yadav's submission that he has surrendered his passport to the registrar general of the Delhi high court and the condition that he will not leave Delhi or India will not serve any purpose as he has to travel for his projects.

"Appellant (Yadav) can complete his projects within India. However he will not travel outside the country," the bench said.Yadav and his wife have been accused of concealing facts about a Rs 5 crore recovery suit filed against them by a Delhi-based entrepreneur.

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