The Delhi High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday to response on a plea by incarcerated former minister Satyendar Jain, who is seeking default bail in a money laundering case.
A single bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the ED, instructing it to submit a status report on the issue.
Additionally, the court sought the nominal roll of Jain from the jail and scheduled the matter for further hearing on July 9, 2024.
Allegations Against Satyendar Jain
The former Delhi minister stands accused of money laundering through four companies allegedly associated with him. He has challenged a trial court’s denial of default bail in the case on May 15.
Jain argues that the ED failed to conclude the investigation within the statutory period and filed an incomplete prosecution complaint (charge sheet) in an attempt to deprive him of his right to default bail under Section 167(2) of the CrPC.
Background of the Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Satyendar Jain on May 30, 2022, in the money laundering case based on a CBI FIR filed against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He had previously been granted regular bail by a trial court on September 6, 2019, in the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
