'Sufficient Material On Record': Court To Frame Charges Against Jacqueline In PMLA Case On June 3
'Sufficient Material On Record': Court To Frame Charges Against Jacqueline In PMLA Case On June 3 Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 17:08 IST
'Sufficient Material On Record': Court To Frame Charges Against Jacqueline In PMLA Case On June 3 Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 17:08 IST Delhi court orders framing of charges on June 3 against Jacqueline Fernandez, Sukesh Chandrashekar and 15 others in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case. Jacqueline Fernandez reportedly received gifts worth Rs 5,71,11,942 from Sukesh Chandrasekhar. A court in Delhi has ordered that charges be framed against Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, and 15 others in a Rs 200-crore money-laundering case. The matter is scheduled for formal framing of charges on June 3, when the accused persons will either accept or deny the charges framed against them. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma of the Patiala House Court observed that there was sufficient material on record to proceed against Fernandez under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
What Court Said “She was in connivance with Sukash Chandrasekhar to conceal the use of proceeds of crime (POC)," the court noted. The judge further stated, “I conclude that prima facie there is sufficient material on record, raising a strong suspicion that the accused Jacquelin Fernandez committed the offence under section 3 of PMLA, punishable under section 4 of PMLA." Fernandez Received Gifts Worth Crores Of Rupees From Chandrasekhar According to the allegations, Fernandez received gifts worth Rs 5.71 crore from Chandrasekhar despite being aware of his criminal background through co-accused Pinky Irani and Leepakshi Ellawadi. The court also noted claims that funds amounting to USD 172,913 and AUD 26,740 were transferred to the foreign bank accounts of her sister Geraldine J Walker and brother Warren J Fernandez, respectively. The order referred to evidence allegedly showing that vehicles were purchased for Fernandez’s parents using the proceeds of crime.
During questioning, she admitted her parents had received the cars, which the court said indicated her involvement in concealing the source of the funds. The court observed, “During the recording of the statement, Jacqueline Fernandez and, upon being confronted with evidence of the purchase of Cars for the parents of Jacqueline, recovered from the mobile of Pinki, she admitted to receiving cars from her parents, which indicated her connivance with the accused Sukash for concealing the use of POC, which was to buy the Cars for her parents." The court noted that the actress had been made aware of Chandrasekhar’s alleged involvement in multiple criminal cases through news reports shared with her. Despite this, it said she continued to receive expensive gifts and other benefits. “Therefore, Jacqueline Fernendez is involved in the use of the proceeds of crime and also assisted in the laundering of proceeds of crime generated through criminal activity and in that manner, she committed the offence of money laundering under section 3 of PMLA, 2002, punishable under section 4 of the said Act," ASJ Prashant Sharma said in an order passed on May 30.
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