Satyendar Jain, the former Delhi minister from Aam Aadmi Party will continue to remain on interim bail on medical grounds till November 6.
The leader has been alleged of money laundering case.
On October 10, the Apex Court had extended the interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain on medical grounds till November 6.
Initially the court had extended its interim bail till October 18 but later on the bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Bela extended the same after knowing that Jain underwent surgery on July 21. The interim bail given to Jain on medical grounds is extended from time to time.
The top court had granted six weeks of interim bail to Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case but imposed various conditions including no media interaction and no moving out of city.
The top court had also given Jain the option to choose any hospital of his choice for his medical treatment.
The top court had made it clear that interim bail is considered on medical conditions.
The AAP leader moved top court challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea in the money laundering case against him.
The former minister also told court how he lost weight to the tune of 35 kg and turned into a skeleton.
The Delhi High Court on April 06,had 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 (PMLA) The HC had 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 the High Court, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju appeared for the Enforcement Directorate 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.” 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 (PMLA) by the Enforcement Directorate.
The ED case is based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) complaint registered on the allegation that Satyender Jain had acquired movable properties in the name of various persons from February 14, 2015, to May 31, 2017, which he could not satisfactorily account for.