The
metropolitan
magistrate's
court
has
in
favour
of
Preeti
Jain
passed
an
order
against
Madhur
Bhandarkar
paving
the
way
for
his
trial
under
charges
of
rape
and
criminal
intimidation.
Madhur
Bhandarkar
has
been
summoned
to
the
court
on
October
18.
In
the
year
2004,
Preeti
Jain,
who
was
then
a
model,
had
lodged
a
complaint
with
the
police
against
Bhandarkar,
alleging
that
he
had
raped
her
16
times
between
1999
and
2004.
Speaking
to
The
Times
of
India,
Madhur
Bhandarkar
said,
"I
am
a
fighter.
I
will
fight
the
case
till
proven
innocent.
I
and
my
lawyer
will
look
at
a
copy
of
the
case
and
accordingly
challenge
it
in
the
higher
court.
Preeti
has
been
pulled
up
by
courts
in
the
past
and
strong
strictures
have
been
passed
against
her."
Madhur
Bhandarkar
has
noteworthy
films
like
Fashion,
Page
3
and
Traffic
Signal
to
his
credit.
Bhandarkar
is
currently
filming
Heroine,
starring
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Rampal
in
lead
roles.