The Supreme Court on Friday extended till September 1 the interim bail to AAP leader and ex-Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Jain and informed the court about his medical conditions. The lawyer said that Jain has serious ailments and needs physiotherapy treatment.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the probe agency, opposed the extension of interim bail and said that Jain should be treated like an ordinary prisoner, and this is not a case of medical bail.
However, a bench comprising Justice AS Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh extended interim bail to Jain on medical grounds till September 1.
On July 24, the top court had previously extended Jain’s interim bail by five weeks. However, the Additional Solicitor General, SV Raju, representing the ED, strongly opposed the further extension of the interim bail.
On May 26, the Supreme Court granted Jain interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds, asserting that a citizen has the right to seek treatment of their choice in a private hospital at their own expense.
Last year, on May 30, the ED arrested Jain under allegations of money laundering through four companies supposedly linked to him. This arrest followed a CBI FIR registered against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Jain was granted regular bail by a trial court on September 6, 2019, in the case registered by the CBI.