The Supreme Court in the case Satyendar Kumar Jain v. Directorate of Enforcement observed and has extended the interim bail which is granted on medical grounds to the Aam Aadmi Party leader and the former cabinet minister of the Delhi government Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case.
The division bench comprising of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh in the case observed and has directed that the medical reports of Jain need to be brought on record before the next date of hearing.
The counsel, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Jain submitted before the court that three different hospitals have been recommended for the surgery.
On the other hand, the Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for the Enforcement Directorate submitted before the court that Jain submits himself to AIIMS for independent evaluation in the meantime, thus, I have my doubts about the evolution. The said court also asked that the medical records of Jain need to be brought on record first and has extended the interim bail granted until the further orders are made. The Apex Court in the case observed and has granted interim bail to Jain for the period of six weeks to get treated in a private hospital of his choice on May 26, 2023.
Adding to it, the bench stated that Jain shall not go to the media in order to make any statement on any issue and that he shall not attempt to influence the witnesses.
However, the said bench did not accept the objection made by ED that Jain should be independently evaluated by the AIIMS Delhi. Thus, it has been stated that the said plea is to be considered at a later stage.
In the present case, the Delhi High Court denied the bail on the ground that he was an influential person and had the potential of tampering with evidence.
The court observed and has held that the twin conditions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 were held to not be satisfied. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma in the case observed and has denied bail to co-accused
