Delhi HC seeks Enforcement Directorate response on AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s default bail plea
The Aam Aadmi Party leader argued that the ED had filed an incomplete prosecution complaint in an attempt to deprive him of his right to liberty.
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The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate for its response to a plea by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain seeking default bail in a money-laundering case, reported Bar and Bench.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma posted the matter for hearing on July 9.
On May 15, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court had issued an order dismissing Jain’s bail plea, after which he moved the High Court.
The former Delhi health minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022, is accused of having laundered money through four companies allegedly linked to him.
The Enforcement Directorate’s case is based on the Central Bureau of Investigation’s case against Jain, filed in August 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A year later, it filed a chargesheet against Jain, his wife and four of his associates.
In April 2022, the Enforcement Directorate had attached immovable property worth Rs 4.8 crore belonging to Akinchan Developers Private Limited, Indo Metal Impex Private Limited, Paryas Infosolutions Private Limited, Manglayatan Projects Private Limited and JJ Ideal Estate Private Limited.
The former Delhi health minister has said in his petition before the Supreme Court that the Central agency had not only failed to complete its investigation within the statutory time period, but had also filed an incomplete prosecution...
