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Earlier today, CJI DY Chandrachud had refused to interfere with a Justice Bela M Trivedi led bench hearing Jain's bail plea after Senior Advocate AM Singhvi had mentioned the issue before him stating that the case was already part heard by Justice AS Bopanna.
A division bench of the Supreme Court today extended the interim medical bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party Leader Satyendar Jain till January 8, 2023.
The bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma considered Jain's medical records before passing the order.
As far as Jain's case is concerned, in May this year, a vacation bench of the Supreme Court had granted him interim bail on medical grounds.
Earlier, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma of the Delhi High Court had “dismissed” the bail pleas filed by Jain and two co-accused Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain. While denying bail to Jain, the court said that the broad probability indicated that four concerned companies were "controlled and operated by Satyendar Kumar Jain". Notably, the single-judge bench on March 21 had ‘reserved orders’ in the instant bail pleas.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull of the Rouse Avenue Court on November 17, 2022 had denied bail to Jain in the money laundering case. 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 April 2022, ED attached assets worth Rs. 4.81 crores linked to Jain and his family. ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
It is alleged that when Jain was a public servant, companies owned and controlled by him received up to Rs. 4.81 crores from shell companies through the Hawala network.
Case Title: Satyendar Kumar Jain vs. Directorate of Enforcement
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