AAP Leader Satyender Jain's Transfer Plea Hearing Pushed To June 9

The hearing of Jain’s plea was scheduled on Thursday however, as a District Judge was not available to hear the case, the hearing has been pushed to June 9.

Satyender Jain’s plea was scheduled on Thursday but since a district judge was not available his hearing was pushed. ( Image Source :Getty )

The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday postponed the transfer petition hearing in connection with jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyender Jain in corruption and money laundering case. The hearing of Jain’s plea was scheduled on Thursday however, as a District Judge was not available to hear the case, the hearing has been pushed to June 9. Satyender Jain, last month, had asked a Delhi court to transfer two cases related to alleged corruption and money laundering brought against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to another judge.

During the hearing, the former Delhi minister informed Special Judge Vikas Dhull, who is overseeing both cases, that he had filed transfer applications with the Principal District and Sessions Judge.

The proceedings in the CBI corruption case were then temporarily halted by the Principal District Judge until May 4.

Jain was placed under arrest on May 30, 2022, by the central agency under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

The ED had initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2017 under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the PC Act, 1988 against Jain, his wife Poonam Jain, and Ajit Prasad Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain, Vaibhav Jain, and Ankush Jain.

The CBI has alleged that Jain, while holding the office as a Minister in the Delhi government during February 14, 2015 to May 31, 2017, had acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

A charge sheet was filed by the CBI on December 3, 2018, against Jain, his wife Poonam Jain, and other accused.

Earlier, the ED had provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 4.81 crore belonging to companies beneficially owned and controlled by Jain on March 31, 2022.