Jacqueline Fernandez granted bail in Rs 200 crore money laundering case

Finally, actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been granted bail on Tuesday, November 15 by a Delhi court in Rs 200 crore money laundering case. The bail is related to the case that involves conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. Special Judge Shailendra Malik of Patiala House Court granted bail to the actor. On September 26, she was granted interim bail on bond of Rs 50,000 in Delhi’s Patiala House Court.

As per reports, she was granted bail on serving a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakh and one surety in the like amount. The Kick actress sought the bail on the ground that there was no need for her custody since the investigation is already complete and the charge sheet has been filed.

Fernandez has been accused of enjoying the proceeds of a crime in which Sukesh had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh.

Fernandez was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the case, and the agency named her as an accused for the first time in the supplementary charge sheet. ED’s earlier charge sheet and a supplementary charge sheet did not mention her as an accused.

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On November 10, in the hearing, senior advocate Sidharth Aggarwal, who fought the case on behalf of Fernandez, had said that his client had cooperated with the investigation and the allegations related to her fleeing from the country and tampering with witnesses was not justified.

#WATCH | Jacqueline Fernandez leaves from Delhi’s Patiala House Court after getting bail in Rs 200 crores money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar pic.twitter.com/d1qjSaLZeg
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On November 11, the special judge had said the order was not ready and interim protection was granted to the Ram Setu actress.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed the actress’ bail plea, stating that she can escape the country easily. It also told the court that it has issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) on airports to stop the actress from leaving the country. During the arguments, the court had questioned ED for deciding to not arrest Jacqueline during the investigation of the case.

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