The actress had filed the complaint against her husband, father in law and a bank manager for allegedly forging her signature and using her bank account without her knowledge.
Senior advocate M S Shyam Sundar, who appeared for Pothraj and his father submitted that Chythra is the estranged wife of the businessman and had filed a false complaint.
The court was told that the false complaint was filed after Balaji Pothraj instituted a divorce case against his wife.
A single judge bench of the HC issued the interim order staying the proceedings.
Chythra had alleged in her complaint that her husband and father-in-law were managing an account in South India Bank in her name but without her knowledge.
Loans and other financial transactions were allegedly transacted in her name.
