Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court To Pronounce Order On Bail Plea Of Jacqueline Fernandez On Nov 15, Interim Protection Extended

A Delhi Court on Friday extended interim protection from arrest to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez till November 15 in the Rs 200-crore money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

On September 26, the court had granted the actor interim protection from arrest.

Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik deferred his pronouncement of final order on Fernandez's bail plea till November 15.

The court had reserved its decision on Thursday.

She was summoned by the court in August after cognisance was taken of the supplementary chargesheet filed by the agency. Fernandez was named for the first time as an accused in the supplementary chargesheet.

Earlier, the Special Cell of Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Chandrasekhar and others for offences punishable under Sections 170, 384, 386, 388, 419, 420, 506 and 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sec. 66(D) of Information Technology Act, 2000.

The offences punishable under Section 384, 386, 388, 419, 420 and 120B of IPC mentioned in the FIR are scheduled offences under Part A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Thus, the ED also took up the probe under the PMLA.

According to the ED, Chandrasekhar utilised the proceeds of crime in gifting luxury items to celebrities including Fernandez

In May, the Delhi High Court, while upholding a trial court order, had granted permission to the actor to travel abroad to Abu Dhabi, UAE for IIFA Awards events.