New Delhi: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been allowed to travel abroad without taking prior permission from the court in connection with the Rs.200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. A Delhi court modified her bail conditions.
She is named as an accused in the money laundering case, alongside conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, based extortion case filed by the Delhi police economic offences wing in August last year.
The court of additional sessions judge Shailendra Malik ruled that the court considers her profession as an actor in the Indian film industry who has to travel abroad frequently and in order to grab professional opportunities, she requires to leave the country with short notice.
“…In such a situation, the condition of taking prior permission before leaving the country, becomes cumbersome and may be a reason for losing livelihood,” noted the judge in the order passed on August 10.
Fernandez was granted regular bail in the matter on November 15, 2022, in the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the pre-requisite that she will take permission from the court. The actress moved the application under section 439(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) seeking modification of the bail conditions on the ground that she is an actor in the Indian film industry and “needs to travel abroad for professional commitments, often on short notice”.
She also told the court that due to the time-consuming process of the court proceedings, she has lost on various opportunities as the organisers have opted to engage other individuals.
