SC Extends Interim Bail Of AAP's Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case

The interim bail of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been extended by the Supreme Court for five weeks, on Monday (July 24).

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Jain, informed the Bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi that his client had recently undergone a spine surgery on July 21 and requires adequate time to recover.

The Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing on behalf of the ED, stated that they do not oppose the extension of interim bail.

The ED has requested that their application, seeking an independent evaluation of Jain by AIIMs or any other hospital, be heard on the next scheduled date.

The matter has been scheduled for a hearing in five weeks by the bench.

On May 26, the top court, acknowledging a citizen's right to choose private healthcare at their own expense, had granted Jain interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds.

Last year on May 30, Jain was arrested by the ED on the charge of money laundering through four allegedly linked companies.

Following a CBI FIR filed against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Jain was apprehended by the agency.

On September 6, 2019, the trial court granted Jain regular bail in the CBI case.