SC Accepts Withdrawal of Jacqueline Fernandez Petition

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has withdrawn her petition before India's Supreme Court challenging the legal proceedings against her in a high-profile money laundering case. The Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal on Thursday, June 25, 2026, meaning the criminal trial against her will now proceed in a Delhi trial court.

The case, investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), is linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and involves an estimated Rs 200 crore. Fernandez had approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to quash the prosecution complaint and a trial court order framing charges against her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi permitted the actor to withdraw her special leave petition. The matter had initially been listed before a different bench on June 11, but Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra recused himself, citing that his son had represented the government in a connected case. The petition was subsequently reassigned.

Earlier this month, Fernandez appeared before the Patiala House Court and pleaded not guilty to the money laundering charges, stating her...