Supreme Court Dismisses Jacqueline Fernandez's Plea In Money Laundering Case

Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Jacqueline Fernandez's Money Laundering Case

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order that had dismissed actor Jacqueline Fernandez's petition to quash the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR, equivalent to an FIR) in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

"We will not interfere at this stage," stated the bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih in response to senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who was representing Fernandez in court.

The actress had filed her petition through advocate Sumeer Sodhi, challenging the Delhi High Court's July 3 decision which had dismissed her request to quash the ECIR in the ongoing money laundering investigation.

Fernandez stands accused in the money laundering case lodged against Sukesh Chandrasekhar and has previously appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning as part of the investigation process.

The case stems from Delhi Police booking Sukesh Chandrasekhar for allegedly defrauding the spouses of former Ranbaxy promoters, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.