ASJ Prashant Sharma, while laying the charges, stated, “I am of the opinion that there is sufficient material on record prima facie to give rise to a strong suspicion that the accused Jacqueline Fernandez has committed the offence under section 3 of PMLA, punishable under section 4 of PMLA.”
The court further observed, “During recording of the statement, Jacqueline Fernandez and after confronting with evidence of 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.”