Fernandez had featured in movie Tell It Like a Woman (2022), which has earned a nomination for music (authentic tune). Competing in the identical class is the tune Naatu Naatu from Telugu film RRR, which gained the very best authentic tune award on this yr’s Golden Globes.

The ED opposed her plea stating that she had taken presents to the tune of Rs 7.12 crore from Sukesh Chandrashekar, who in flip is accused of extorting Rs 217 from the relations of former Fortis promoters on the pretext of arranging them bail in a cash laundering case.

The company advised Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik that she was a flight danger and investigation into the proceeds of crime was underway in Dubai.

The choose mentioned that it should not be forgotten that Fernandez was “not going abroad for a personal visit rather to fulfil her professional commitments”.

“She is supposed to participate as an actress/performer in a concert to be organised at Annual Bottler Conference in Dubai. No doubt, the accused is facing prosecution, however, at the same time, her personal liberty to travel cannot be curtailed,” the courtroom mentioned.

The choose mentioned that he was acutely aware of the truth that the case was at an important stage and there have been excessive stakes on this case.

Fernandez should furnish a hard and fast deposit of Rs 1 crore and if she doesn’t return, it will likely be forfeited in favour of the ED, the courtroom mentioned.  She has to submit her itinerary and inform the company when she’s going to return, it mentioned.

Fernandez advised the courtroom that she was “having imminent threat of being sued for damages on account of non-participation in that concert”.

Fernandez was granted permission to journey overseas on May 28, 2022, as nicely.

She had additionally sought courtroom’s permission a second time to journey to Bahrain as a way to meet her mother and father which was subsequently withdrawn as a result of ED investigation.