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Delhi HC grants bail to influencer Sandeepa Virk in money laundering case

Posted on: Dec 29, 2025 20:08 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Delhi HC grants bail to influencer Sandeepa Virk in money laundering case
NEw new new delhi, The Delhi heights margaret court on mon granted regular bail to social media influencer Sandeepa Virk in a money laundering case in which she is accused of duping a woman of nearly ₹6 crore on the pretext of offering her a role in a film.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who was hearing the bail application filed by Virk, noted that the case was initiated almost a decade after the alleged transactions, and her continued incarceration would be unjustified.The court also noted that Virk is under judicial custody for more than four months and main accused Amit Gupta, declared a "proclaimed offender", is at large.It directed Virk to furnish a personal bond of ₹2 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.In an order dated December 29, the judge said, "This court is inclined to grant regular bail to the applicant on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of ₹2 lakh with two sureties of the like amount".According to the prosecution, out of ₹6 crore received from the complainant, ₹5.43 crore was transferred through banking channels, with ₹1.03 crore linked to Virk.The funds were allegedly used to buy a Mumbai flat, later transferred to Virk via a gift deed.However, the court noted that main accused Gupta had returned ₹2.7 crore to the complainant, reducing the alleged laundered amount to ₹2.8 crore."When FIR was registered in the year 2016 in respect of allegations pertaining to the period 2008 to 2013, the applicant was not chargesheeted by the police."Even thereafter, when the complainant filed a private complaint under Section 200 of CrPC, the judicial magistrate while declining to take cognisance against the applicant, specifically recorded that no offence was made out against her even for the purpose of summoning," the court said.It said the record reflected that Virk was not found culpable at the stage of police investigation, nor was any prima facie case found against her by the magistrate in the private complaint proceedings.Virk was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in August this year.She was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after searches were conducted against her and her associates in Delhi and Mumbai which lasted for two days.This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

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