In July 2004, starlet Preeti Jain had lodged a complaint alleging that Bhandarkar had raped her several times between 1999 and 2004 under the pretext of marrying her and casting her as actress in his movies.
A Mumbai metropolitan court had, in September last year, found substance in Jain's complaint, and issued process against Bhandarkar, directing him to face the trial.
However, the magistrate's court had, in November last year granted anticipatory bail to the Bollywood filmmaker in the case.
And this time, it's truly the end of the trial because Jain has now told the court that she is no longer interested in pursuing the nine-year-long case.