Jacqueline granted bail in extortion case

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to actor Jacqueline Fernandez in the Rs 200-crore money laundering case being probed by ED against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

- Vineet Upadhyay

New Delhi: Observing the prosecution case is that Fernandez allegedly received gifts from the proceeds of crime, the court of additional sessions judge Shailender Malik said it is yet to be examined if the actor had knowledge, intention or connection.

“In that sense, the applicant is entitled to relief of bail, more particularly when she was not arrested during the investigation,” the court said. It also refused ED’s contention that Fernandez was not entitled to exemption of Section 45 on account of being a woman.