Ram Setu's Jacqueline Fernandez Granted Bail In Rs 200 Crore Extortion Case By Delhi Court

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been granted pre-arrest bail by a Delhi court in the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar on Tuesday.

Reportedly, the actress was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakh. On Thursday, Delhi's Patiala House court reserved its order after hearing arguments from lawyers representing both Jacqueline Fernandez and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as well.

The court had earlier granted interim protection from arrest to Jacqueline Fernandez on September 26.

Special judge Shailendra Malik on November 11 stated that the order wasn't ready and hence the 'Ram Setu' actress, who is legally a citizen of Sri Lanka was granted extended interim protection till Tuesday, as reported by Hindustan Times.

During the arguments, the court had questioned the central agency for not arresting Fernandez during their investigation of the Sukesh Chandrashekhar extortion case.

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¡°Why haven¡¯t you (ED) arrested Jacqueline yet during the investigation despite issuing an LOC? Other accused are in jail¡­Why are you putting different criteria?¡± the special judge asked the Enforcement Directorate as per the media outlet.

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The court further noted, ¡°You can¡¯t have a pick-and-choose policy. There must be reasons for not arresting (an accused).¡±

Meanwhile, Jacqueline Fernandez actress always maintained calm despite the troubles she has been going through ever since her name cropped up in the list of people accused in conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar's money laundering case.

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Many Bollywood celebrities reacted to Jacqueline Fernandez's situation and her link with Chandrashekhar.

According to Pinkvilla, speaking of Jacqueline Fernandez's case, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein actor R Madhavan had earlier stated, "I hope she gets out of trouble very soon. I don't think this is affecting the image of the country. If fact, in our film fraternity, there have been lesser number of tax raids. Everyone is working with full honesty. I don't think it will affect the industry. Higher taxpayers are from this industry."

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