New Delhi. Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez sought immediate direction from a Delhi court to stop alleged swindler Sukesh Chandrashekhar from releasing any letter related to her in the media, after which Chandrashekhar has filed an application saying that he would like to inform his friends and family. , is entitled to write letters to relatives and legal advisors. Chandrashekhar’s application states, “I also come under the ambit of the right to expression and freedom of speech, even though I am imprisoned as per the law and the Constitution.” This was confirmed by his lawyer Anant Malik.
Jacqueline’s petition, which has been listed for hearing on January 17, seeks an order to stop the circulation of letters, statements or messages about the actor by Chandrashekhar. Chandrashekhar, the main accused in the Rs 200 crore extortion case, who is currently lodged in Mandoli jail, has been writing a letter to the media, on which Jacqueline has said that he has made some inappropriate statements that hurt her modesty. Chandrashekhar has said in his application that he has written several letters to Jacqueline from 2022 till now, but she did not make any such complaint in the entire 2022 and half of 2023, because they were serving her purpose.
Chandrashekhar has alleged that the reason he has now sensationalized the issue by using the court as a platform is that he has filed an application before the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the ECIR, and this Wants to establish the fact that he has nothing to do with it. In the ECIR that Chandrashekhar is referring to, Jacqueline is demanding quashing of the money laundering case registered against her by the Enforcement Directorate.
He has challenged the ED complaint and the second supplementary chargesheet dated August 17, 2022, under sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Notably, the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), in response to their application on Jacqueline’s letters, has said that it is a matter of grave concern that an important ‘witness’ in the case was harassed and threatened by the accused.
Chandrashekhar’s lawyer had earlier said: “It is shocking that he has been treated as a ‘witness’ in the state’s case, as a person with much lesser role than him in the entire controversy has been in judicial custody for the last 28 years. Are in. Months, despite the ED bringing on record solid evidence against him and his involvement with Sukesh Chandrashekhar, he has been released by the EOW.
“It is ED’s case that she was fully aware of Chandrashekhar’s history and yet she was involved with him.” Chandrashekhar had described the EOW investigation as biased. Malik had said: “Thus, the important question to decide is why the EOW has not made Jacqueline an accused in the case, when there was solid evidence against her in the ED charge sheet and her role was far greater than that of the other co-accused. It was more.”
In his freshly filed application, Chandrashekhar has argued about Jacqueline mentioning herself as a key prosecution ‘witness’ in the EOW case, and said it is important to note that she is a ‘witness’ in the related PMLA case. Are the accused. Chandrashekhar said, “Jacqueline was first made an accused by the ED and then the EOW surprisingly and selectively made her a witness in its case, while other co-accused who are of the same status have been made accused. ” He alleged that during police custody, Jacqueline had several times requested him to give a statement to protect her interests and respect in the society.
“On the relationship front, this is a fact admitted by the petitioner (Jacqueline), and also in her statements before the ED and EOW, which are on record,” the petition said. On Jacqueline being a witness or an accused, Chandrashekhar said, “Her role as a witness in the EOW case is very limited and it is not that the case in 208/21 EOW stands only because of the testimony of Jacqueline, for which I am facing criminal trial. Desperate to establish contact with him to conceal any truth as alleged by him in the present petition.”
Chandrashekhar further claimed that Jacqueline herself was constantly seeking help from him, both directly and through their common friends, in connection with the ED case in which she is an accused. “The petitioner is equally liable as the accused in the EOW case, as her statement mentioning that she was deceived and that she did not know about my alleged history is completely false. “As per certified records and ED chargesheet, there is evidence to show that in February 2021, his associate Shaan had sent him media links related to my ongoing case and jail sentence,” the petition said.
“Despite all the above facts, she decided to continue her relationship with me till the day of my arrest in this case, and even visited me several times when I was released on interim bail. All these facts are part of the judicial record.” Reiterating his point from press statements issued earlier, Chandrashahar said that the EOW mysteriously conducts biased investigation and makes them witnesses in the case. Chandrashekhar also prayed the court to hear Jacqueline’s plea before passing any order on it.
