Delhi HC has ordered the money laundering case challenging Jacqueline Fernandez’s petition

Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved the order on the plea of ​​actor Jacqueline Fernandez, which challenged the complaint of the Enforcement Directorate Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
This case revolves around the allegations of receiving a grand gift from CONman. Sukesh Chandrashekhar,
A bench of Justice Anish Dayal reserved its decision after hearing from both sides on a large scale. Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal represented Jacqueline Fernandez, while special lawyers Zohb Hussain The Enforcement Directed by the Directorate (ED). Looking at the arguments, Aggarwal said that if the ED claims the funds were distributed among the 15 persons, by that argument, all the grocery vendors involved in all can be convicted of a grocery vendor, court officials, or lawyers-cool money laundering. He questioned on the basis that any financial transactions that involve a criminal automatically have money laundering, it suggests that such an interpretation would create unfair fears.
Aggarwal further argued that the ED case rests on awareness about the criminal background of Sukesh Chandrashekhar of Fernandez, as stated in a 2021 newspaper article. He said that being only a celebrity, there is no prior knowledge of tainted money. “Traders often have several cases against him,” he said, Fernandez was introduced to Chandrashekhar as a business tycoon. “Today, I am paying the price of being a celebrity,” Aggarwal concluded.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) argued that under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, its investigation is separate and different from police investigation, which is in prescribed offenses. It was emphasized that the person accused of money laundering may be different from the accused in the crime, given the specific nature of the crime.
Earlier, Ed had opposed Jacqueline’s petition, presenting that she continued to receive Sukesh’s gifts despite being aware of her criminal anticadents. To reduce the case in an attempt to stop the proceedings.
Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal and advocate Prashant Patil for Jacqueline said that being in public eyes and labeling as money launder is problematic. My prayer is not completely to eliminate the complaint, it is only eligible to the current applicant (Jacqueline). Sukesh is sitting in jail and is forcibly recovery and cheating from there. Eow comes to me, records my statement, finds that what I have to say is relevant to their investigation. SR Edwad Siddharth Aggarwal said that Ed has filed four complaints, but the investigation is still going on, the test cannot begin.
Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has filed a petition, demanding a supplementary charge sheet filed in connection with the ECIR (equivalent to an FIR) and the ED in connection with Rs 200 crore. Money laundering case,
Through a petition, Jacqueline said that the evidence filed by the Enforcement Directorate would prove that the petitioner Sukesh Chandrashekhar is an innocent victim of the malicious targeted attack. There is no indication that she had any participation that helped her to rob her allegedly sick-got wealth. Therefore, he cannot be prosecuted for crimes under Section 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.