On July 24, it had increased the temporary bail by five weeks.
The AAP leader was detained by the ED on May 30 of last year on suspicion of money laundering through four firms that were purportedly connected to him.
In a case involving money laundering, the Supreme Court on Tuesday increased the interim bail of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain until September 25. Jain received the respite after an adjournment motion from Additional Solicitor General SV Raju was granted by a bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi. Jain’s representative, senior attorney Abhishek Singhvi, also consented to put the issue on hold.
After granting the senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader’s interim release, the top court then postponed the case till September 25. Additionally, it ordered Ankush Jain, another defendant, to be granted temporary release on bond for a period of four weeks due to his child’s upcoming surgery. A citizen has the right to get treatment of his choosing in a private hospital at his own expense, according to the top court, which granted interim bail to Jain on May 26 for six weeks prior to his spine surgery. On July 24, it had increased the temporary bail by five weeks.
The AAP leader was detained by the ED on May 30 of last year on suspicion of money laundering through four firms that were purportedly connected to him. On the basis of a CBI FIR filed against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the anti-money laundering agency had arrested Jain. On September 6, 2019, the trial judge in the case brought by the CBI granted him regular bail.
