Bengaluru: A Special Court of People's Representatives here has convicted Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa in a cheque bounce case.

The court ordered him to pay a fine amount of Rs 6.96 crore to the complainant. If the fine is not paid, the minister should undergo imprisonment for 6 months, the court said in its verdict.

A cheque worth Rs 6.60 crore given to Rajesh Exports was bounced when Madhu Bangarappa was the managing director of Akash Audio Company. A case of cheque bounce was registered IN 2011 by Rajesh Export Company against Madhu Bangarappa.

The court also ordered that Bangarappa should pay Rs 10 thousand to the government as a fine.

Reacting to the order, Madhu Bangarappa said in Hubli that the case was a settled matter and the BJP Leaders were intentionally picking "old order" of 26th December and trying to find something out of it.