{"id":13849,"date":"2022-04-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1626026"},"modified":"2022-04-13T21:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:26:14","slug":"emmerdales-meena-jutla-eyes-freedom-after-convincing-court-performance","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdales-meena-jutla-eyes-freedom-after-convincing-court-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale\u2019s Meena Jutla eyes freedom after convincing court performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 13 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) was left feeling smug after she took to the stand <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-next-week-meena-trial\/&quot;\">at her murder trial<\/a> in tonight\u2019s <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/&quot;\">Emmerdale<\/a> (13th April).<\/p>\n<p>After the first few days in court saw Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) and Meena\u2019s sister Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-meena-liam-court-trial-newsupdate\/&quot;\">given a harrowing time during their testimonies<\/a>, it was Wendy Posner\u2019s (Susan Cookson) turn, as she had been called as a character witness for the nurse\/killer.<\/p>\n<p\/><div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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She insisted that her pregnancy was real, and that the baby was either Billy Fletcher\u2019s (Jay Kontzle) or Liam\u2019s after they had a sordid affair. <p>Of course, viewers are very much aware that Meena was never expecting a baby, and that no such fling ever took place. She added that her killing of Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon) was actually self-defence after he was violent towards her \u2013 but again, we all remember Meena callously attacking Ben and enjoying watching him die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/paige-sandhu-meena-emmerdale-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\">Emmerdale\u2019s Paige Sandhu on Meena\u2019s comeuppance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Still, it was clear that Meena\u2019s powerful performance had made an impact, and she knew it. As the prosecution and defence made their closing statements, Meena watched on happily, entirely confident that she would be acquitted from all charges.<\/p>\n<p>But will she really be found \u2018not guilty\u2019? It seems the case now rests on whether the jury truly believe her despicable lies, or Liam and Manpreet\u2019s honest testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll just have to wait and see which way the verdict falls \u2013 so don\u2019t miss Thursday\u2019s Emmerdale to find out what fate awaits Meena.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/emmerdale\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Emmerdale<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/section><section><div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Laura Denby Published: Wednesday, 13 April 2022 at 12:00 am Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) was left feeling smug after she took to the stand at her murder trial in tonight\u2019s Emmerdale (13th April). 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