Jacqueline Fernandez
Delhi Court issues notice to ED on Jacqueline Fernandez's application
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate(ED) on the application moved by actress Jacqueline Fernandez requesting permission to go abroad.
Fernandez is accused in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case which also involves alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
Special Judge Shailendra Malik after hearing the application of Fernandez seeking permission to go abroad for issued a notice to Enforcement Directorate to file its response.
The Special Court granted bail to Fernandez on November 15 on the condition to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakhs and not to go abroad without permission of the court.
Counsel for Fernandez submitted in the bail application that she appeared twice for questioning by the investigating agency and was never arrested.
Enforcement Directorate earlier opposed the regular bail application of Fernandez by submitting that she never cooperated with the investigating agency and said that if granted bail she may flee from the country.
Delhi Police has registered a case under section 170, 384, 386,388,419,420,506 and 120 B of Indian Penal Code(IPC) and the violation of provisions of Information Technology Act(IT Act) against the actress. After that Enforcement Directorate investigated the case under the provisions of PMLA.
The Special Court had taken cognizance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in which Fernandez was first time named as an accused.
ED has alleged that Fernandez, after being examined admitted that she had received expensive gifts from conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
(With UNI inputs)
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