The Supreme Court on Monday extended further interim bail granted to Former Delhi minister Satyendra Jain on medical grounds till October 8 in a money laundering case.
The matter was listed before a bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi, and listed the matter for further hearing on October 9.
Jain has undergone surgery on July 21. The interim bail given to Jain on medical grounds is extended from time to time.
Previously on May 26, the top court granted interim bail to Satyendra Jain for 6 weeks in the money laundering case but imposed various conditions including neither to talk with the media nor to leave Delhi without permission.
The top court also gave Jain an option to choose any hospital of his choice for his medical treatment. The top court made it clear that interim bail is considered in the medical conditions.
Satyendra Jain has moved the top court seeking bail in money laundering cases.
He has challenged the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea in the money laundering case against him.
Satyendra Jain’s lawyer told the top court that he lost 35 kg and turned into a skeleton due to this.
Jain has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea in the money laundering case against him.
On April 6, the Delhi High Court dismissed the bail plea of Satyendra Jain. The HC while dismissing the Satyendar Jain bail plea stated that the applicant is an influential person and has the potential of tampering with evidence. Satyender Jain/applicant, at this stage, can’t be held to clear the twin conditions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Furthermore, the HC kept the order reserved on March 21 after the conclusion of the submissions made by the defence and prosecution sides after multiple hearings. During arguments in High Court, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appeared for the Enforcement Directorate and contented that money laundering is crystal clear against Jain and other co-accused.
In his bail plea, Jain stated, “I appeared before ED on 7 occasions. I have cooperated and participated in the investigation. I was arrested 5 years down the line in 2022.”
Previously on November 17, 2022, the trial court dismissed the bail petition of Satyendar Jain. He was arrested on May 30, 2022, under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by ED and is presently in Judicial Custody in the case.
