After getting an anticipatory bail in August for himself, his parents and brother in the domestic violence case filed by his estranged wife, actor Nisha Rawal, actor Karan Mehra is happy that now the Bombay High Court has given a stay order for the second FIR.

On May 31 last year, Rawal accused Mehra of domestic violence and alleged that he withdrew more than Rs. 1 crore from her bank account. Mehra was arrested for allegedly assaulting her and later released on bail. Later, a second FIR was registered against him and his family members under IPC sections 498-A, 377, 406, 323, 504 and 506 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

“These sections mean cruelty with respect to dowry, sexual assault, violence, etc. filed by Nisha against me, my old parents and younger brother. We wanted a stay order and it has happened now. It is a win that now the court will decide on the FIR and the police can’t file a chargesheet. Now, we fight the case in court,” says Mehra.

The actor says he gathered proof for all claims by Rawal, “without my laptops and files”. He explains, “It took a lot of effort to gather evidence and present it in court. My priority was getting relief for my family.”

Mehra adds that Rawal has been projecting many versions (about their relationship and problems) in the media. “She has been making a lot of statements and if you check them, every statement differs from the other,” he ends.