Money laundering case: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the common bail plea of former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain in a cash laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, who was out on interim bail, has additionally been asked to “surrender forthwith”.
The high court docket dismissed an oral plea by Jain’s authorized consultant to grant him per week’s grace interval for surrendering. On January 17, the highest court docket had reserved its verdict on his common bail plea.
Jain, who was granted launch from jail on medical grounds for over 9 months, will now be returning to jail. Alongside him, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair are additionally in Tihar.
AAP leader was out on interim bail
Earlier on May 26, 2023, the apex court docket granted the previous Delhi minister interim bail on medical grounds for six weeks and it’s being prolonged from time to time.
It must be talked about right here that the previous Delhi minister has moved the Supreme Court difficult the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea within the cash laundering case in opposition to him. On April 6, 2023, the Delhi High Court dismissed the bail plea of Jain. The HC whereas dismissing the bail plea acknowledged that the applicant is an influential individual and has the potential of tampering with proof.
Jain was arrested by ED in 2022
Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30, 2022, on allegations of cash laundering by way of 4 corporations purportedly related to him.
The ED case is predicated on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) criticism registered on the allegation that Satyender Jain had acquired movable properties within the identify of varied individuals from February 14, 2015, to May 31, 2017, which he couldn’t satisfactorily account for.
