In May 2023, he got interim bail from the Supreme Court on medical grounds. In March this year, the Supreme Court declined his regular bail plea, and he returned to Delhi’s Tihar jail.
Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain has been granted bail by a local court in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Mr Jain over two years ago.
The Supreme Court granted him interim bail in May 2023 on medical grounds. In March this year, the Court dismissed his application for regular bail and re-inducted him into Tihar jail in Delhi.
“Considering the delay in trial and long incarceration of 18 months, and the fact that the trial will take a long time to start, let alone conclude, the accused is favorably suited for the relief,” special judge Vishal Gogne said, according to news agency PTI.
This third AAP leader has been granted bail in various cases lately.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail last month, and his former deputy Manish Sisodia was granted bail last month in August; both were accused of money laundering in framing a new liquor policy for the national capital.
The AAP leaders have been alleging that the Centre used the investigative agencies against them for political hit jobs ahead of electoral battles. The Centre has refuted the allegations at every turn.
