Jacqueline Fernandez ₹200-Crore Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Her Relief

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant relief to actress Jacqueline Fernandez, dismissing her petition related to a ₹200 crore money-laundering case connected to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

Fernandez had challenged a July 3 order by the Delhi High Court, which rejected her plea to quash the FIR filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case.

In her petition, Jacqueline claimed that the ED’s case files suggested she was being specifically targeted by Sukesh. She also pointed out that the ED admitted that officials at Tihar jail had allowed Sukesh access to mobile phones and other electronic devices, which were allegedly used to defraud complainants from the film industry, including her. 

Since Fernandez is a prosecution witness in the predicate offense, her plea argued, any further proceedings against her should be dismissed.She has consistently maintained that all charges laid against her are false, adding that she had no knowledge of Sukesh’s criminal history. 

The ED alleges that she received luxury gifts worth around ₹7 crore from Sukesh. Fernandez, however, disputes knowing about his criminal past.

The Delhi High Court previously held that questions of intent and knowledge—whether Fernandez knew about the wrongdoing—can only be resolved during trial, and thus declined to quash the case. 

Separately, the case concerns alleged fraud by Sukesh involving ₹200 crore, reportedly from cheating the spouses of former Ranbaxy promoters Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh.

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