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Supreme Court Declines To Entertain Jacqueline Fernandez Plea in Rs 200-Crore ED Case

The bench said questions of knowledge and intent under the PMLA must be tested at trial and allowed her to return with a fresh challenge at a later stage.

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Overview

  • A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s July 3 order that dismissed her bid to quash the ECIR.
  • The court granted Fernandez liberty to approach again at the appropriate stage and said the trial court should consider her objections afresh at charge without being influenced by High Court observations.
  • Referencing the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary precedent, the bench noted allegations must be taken at face value at this stage and issues of mens rea are matters for trial.
  • The Enforcement Directorate has named Fernandez a co-accused, alleging she accepted luxury gifts worth over Rs 7 crore and has attached assets of about Rs 7.2 crore as suspected proceeds of crime.
  • The probe stems from a Delhi Police case alleging a Rs 200–215 crore fraud linked to the spouses of former Ranbaxy promoters, with Sukesh Chandrasekhar currently lodged in Mandoli jail.