Friday, January 28 2005 16:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: A local court has deferred till February 9, a complaint filed by a film distribution company alleging cheating committed by actor Hrithik Roshan, his father Rakesh Roshan and maternal grandfather J Omprakash over sale of marketing rights of Hindi film "Kaho Na Pyar Hai" and their home productions.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate J B Pankhe adjourned the matter as the complainant, M/s Popular Entertainment Network, sought time to file its reply on a police report, which probed allegations against the Roshans.

The court had earlier ordered police to investigate the allegations of cheating levelled by M/s Popular Entertainment Network against Hrithik, producer Rakesh Roshan and filmmaker J Omprakash.

Jayantilal Gada of M/S Popular Entertainment Network had filed six complaints against Hrithik and his family alleging that his firm had been cheated by the Roshans who had backed out of their agreement with the film distribution company and for various other matters.

Police submitted its report on October 12 last year and the court had asked the complainant to file its say thereon. The High court had earlier stayed the arrest of the Roshans and referred the matter to the lower court.

According to Hrithik's lawyer, Dipesh Mehta, the police, in its report, has said that the Roshans have not committed any criminal violation of law and that the dispute between them and Popular Entertainment Network was of civil nature.