New Delhi: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez was granted interim bail by the Patiala High Court on Monday in connection with the 200 crore extortion case.
The actress was summoned by the court in connection with an ED case related to extortion. The lawyer representing Jacqueline moved a bail plea in court. Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik sought a response from the ED on the bail plea, till then her regular bail is pending before the court.
At the request of Jacqueline’s lawyer, the court granted interim bail to Jacqueline on a bail bond of Rs 50,000. The next date of hearing is October 22 this year.
Advocate Prashant Patil appeared for Jacqueline and stated that she has always cooperated with the investigation agencies and attended all the summons to date. “She has handed over all the information to the best of her ability to the ED.
ED’s earlier chargesheet did not mention her name as an accused but mentioned the detail of the statement recorded by Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi in the matter.
(With Agency Inputs)