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The bail application filed by Satyendra Jain pertained to his arrest in a Money Laundering case in which he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 31, 2022.
In the money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate on Monday challenged the Aam Aadmi Party member Satyendar Jain's bail plea before the Delhi High Court.
A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma heard arguments made by Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for ED and listed the matter for further hearing on February 21.
Raju said, "Money laundering is crystal clear. Their case is that Satyendar Jain has nothing to do with it. I have to establish that Satyendar Jain was in the thick of these things".
It was also submitted that the special treatment extended by the prison authorities to Satyendar Jain shows that the ED’s apprehension throughout was correct that being a former minister of prisons and health he is receiving favourable treatment from the prison officials including the prison doctors.
Furthermore, ED's counsel submitted that Jain continues to be a sitting minister in the Government of NCT Delhi and has been influencing witnesses through his incarceration. The above facts are borne out from the CCTV video footage of the Tihar jail premises submitted by the Directorate before the PMLA special judge, he said.
It was also submitted that there is a high likelihood that Jain may attempt to influence witnesses as was bore out from the video footage where he could be seen interacting with the co-accused on a regular basis. There is a high likelihood that the applicant once released would seek to frustrate the proceedings under the Act, he said.
Case Title: Satyendar Jain Jain Vs. ED
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