SC Extends Interim Bail To AAP Leader Satyendar Jain On Medical Grounds

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail that it had granted to AAP leader Satyendar Jain on May 26. Medical grounds were the reason behind this extension.

Former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain ( Image Source :PTI )

Supreme Court on Monday extended interim bail to former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain on medical grounds till further orders, reported news agency ANI. The top court on May 26 granted interim bail to Jain for six weeks on medical grounds, saying a citizen has a right to receive treatment of his choice in a private hospital at his own expense. The ED had arrested Jain on May 30 last year on the charge of laundering money through four companies allegedly linked to him. The agency had arrested Jain in the aftermath of a CBI FIR registered against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was granted regular bail by the trial court on September 6, 2019, in the case registered by the CBI.

Earlier the Supreme Court on July 10 extended the interim bail of Jain in the money laundering case on medical grounds. A bench of justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh directed senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain, to submit the medical reports to Additional Solicitor General S V Raju. Upon the submission of these, the bail was extended today.

Prior to his bail, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its response in the apex court. In the response, the ED said that Jain has been using his influence in Delhi to furnish false reports about his illness from the hospital. The agency further alleged that the former Delhi minister submitted a report of LNJP hospital to the apex court, which was previously rejected by the Delhi High Court. 

The ED also said that in cases linked to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002, bail is granted on the ground of illness only when there is a danger to life. Jain's health check-up should be done in a hospital, which is not under the Delhi government, the investigation agency further stated in its response.

Bail Conditions Of Bail Granted To Jain

While granting bail, the apex court imposed certain conditions on Satyendar Jain. 

• The top court has directed Jain to not try to influence the witnesses.
• SC has asked Jain to not leave Delhi without the court's permission.
• The report of the treatment being done should also be given to the Supreme Court also.
• The apex court has asked Jain to not give any statement to any media house or media person