NEW DELHI : In a money laundering case, the Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Satyendar Jain, a former minister of health in Delhi and current leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), for a period of six weeks. Since his arrest in May of last year on suspicion of money laundering, Satyendar Jain has been detained in Tihar.
Satyendar Jain, was granted six-week interim bail on medical ground after he had fallen in Tihar Jail the day before and had been rushed to the intensive care unit of a government hospital.
Since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in May of last year in connection with a money laundering investigation, the Aam Aadmi Party leader has been detained at Tihar Jail.
Jain, 58, was permitted to receive treatment in the hospital of his choosing by a panel of judges led by Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha, who also ordered him to provide his medical records by July 10. Jain was also instructed not to speak with the media while on his temporary release, which expires on July 11.
Meanwhile, in court appearance on behalf of the ED, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju requested that Jain be examined by a group of medical professionals at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) or Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi. The investigation agency won't object to therapy if medical reports recommend it, he said.
He claimed that Jain had previously filed requests for bail based on medical justifications in the case, but those requests were later withdrawn when the agency demanded that Jain be examined by an AIIMS or RML hospital medical board.
In connection with a money laundering investigation being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Satyendar Jain is now detained in Tihar prison.
Satyendar Jain has lost almost 35 kilogrammes of weight while being held, according to his attorney.
The former minister recently brooded over how lonely and unhappy his cell was. He sought help from a psychologist at the prison clinic, who advised him to socialize and be around other people.
Moreover, Jain was detained on May 30 by the Enforcement Directorate on suspicion of money laundering through four entities that were purportedly connected to him.
The four companies, Akinchan Developers Private Limited, Indo Metal Impex Private Limited, Paryas Infosolutions Private Limited, Manglayatan Projects Private Limited, and JJ Ideal Estate Private Limited, had immovable property worth Rs. 4.81 crore attached by the Enforcement Directorate in April of last year.
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