Earlier, Jacqueline Fernandez was granted interim bail by the trial court in this case.
New Delhi:
A Delhi court is scheduled to hear on Thursday the regular bail plea of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez in the Enforcement Directorate case related to the Rs 2,000-crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others.
Earlier, the trial court had granted him interim bail in this case.
Jacqueline Fernandez’s lawyer Prashant Patil while talking to ANI confirmed that she (Jacqueline Fernandez) will attend the court proceedings to be held on Thursday.
Opposing Jacqueline’s regular bail plea, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its reply said that she never cooperated in the investigation and disclosed it only after the evidence came to the fore.
Jacqueline was informed about his criminal history within 10 days of meeting Sukesh. She is no ordinary person but a Bollywood actress who has huge financial resources and hence high stature and influence as mentioned in ED.
The Additional Sessions Judge had earlier issued notice to the ED on Jacqueline’s regular bail plea and granted her interim bail till the pendency of her regular bail plea.
The name of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez was mentioned as one of the accused in a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate on August 17, 2022 in a Delhi court against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a Rs 200 crore extortion case.
The ED has also summoned Jacqueline Fernandez several times for the purpose of investigation in this case.
Advocate Prashant Patil appeared for Jacqueline and said that she has always cooperated with the investigating agencies and attended all the summons. He has handed over all the information to the ED to the best of his ability.
According to the ED’s earlier chargesheet, Bollywood actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi investigated and said that the actresses got top models of BMW cars, which was the most expensive gift from accused Sukesh.
The ED chargesheet clearly states, “During the investigation, the statements of Jacqueline Fernandez were recorded on August 30, 2021 and October 20, 2021, Jacqueline Fernandez said that she received Gucci, three designer bags from Chanel and two Gucci Received gifts from outfits. Gym wear. One pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, two pairs of diamond earrings and a bracelet of multicolored stones, two Hermes bracelet. She also received a Mini Cooper, which she returned.”
According to the ED, on October 20, 2021, Sukesh had an encounter with Jacqueline. Jacqueline Fernandez said that Sukash Chandrasekhar had arranged for himself private jet trips and hotel stays on different occasions.
Nora Fatehi’s statements were recorded under Section 50 of the PMLA, 2002 on September 12, 2021 and October 14, 2021, in which she said that she had received bookings for a charity event and during the event, she received a Gucci was given in the bag and a gift. iPhone by Leena Pauloz (Chandrasekhar’s wife).
Nora Fatehi further said that Leena Pauloz called her husband and put the phone on the speaker, where he thanked him and said that he is her fan. She then announced that they would gift her a new BMW car as a token of love and generosity.
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