SC rejects AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s bail plea in money laundering case

Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May 2022, and remained in jail for a year before procuring interim bail on medical grounds.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | March 18, 2024 11:52 AM IST

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Senior Aam Aadmi Party Satyendar Jain (Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

The Supreme Court of India on Monday rejected former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain’s appeal against the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea in a money laundering case.

A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal ordered Jain, who is out on interim bail owing to health issues, to surrender before jail authorities immediately.

Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May 2022, and remained in jail for a year.

The High Court had denied him bail in April 2023, opining that Jain was an influential person and cannot be said to have satisfied the twin conditions for bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Jain had then approached the Supreme Court. The SC had granted interim bail to Jain, who was health minister in the AAP Delhi government, on May 26 last year.

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