Actress Jacqueline Fernandezwithdraws her plea to go abroad

New Delhi, Dec 22: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez accused in Rs 200 crore money laundering case also involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, on Thursday withdrew her application to go abroad from a Delhi Special Court. Special Judge Shailendra Malik after hearing the matter said, “This is an emotional issue but this case is at crucial stage”. You have tried to approach government agencies including the ED to get permission to travel abroad. Under what process did you approach to ED for travel permission?
The court further said, “ You can withdraw the application as the question of charge first be decided. Otherwise I will pass a judicial order.”Fernandez moved an application seeking to go abroad – Bahrain to meet her ailing mother by submitting that the next date of hearing was January 6 and she would return by January 5.Special Judge after hearing the application issued notice to Enforcement Directorate on December 20 by the direction to file its response and fixed the matter for today.
Enforcement Directorate today opposed the bail application by submitting that the matter is at the crucial stage of charge and the actress is a foreign national, if allowed to travel abroad, she may not turned up.The Special Court granted bail to Fernandez on November 15 with the condition to furnishing a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and not to go abroad without permission of the court.Counsel for Fernandez submitted in the bail application that she appeared twice for questioning before investing 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 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). 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 examined submitted that she had received expensive gifts from conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.