Plea for quashing ECIR by Jacqueline Fernandez dismissed as serious economic offence involved

Jacqueline Fernandez Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court held that plea for quashing ECIR pre-trial by Jacqueline Fernandez in alleged corruption case cannot be accepted as the matter involves serious economic offences. Accordingly, appeal dismissed. Facts- In August 2021, a complaint was lodged by Aditi Shivinder Singh (complainant) before DCP Special Cell, alleging extortion of crores of money from her since June 2020. She alleged that she had been receiving calls from persons impersonating as senior officials of the Government of India and had been duped into p...