The Supreme Court (SC) has granted regular bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. The decision was made by a bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal after considering arguments presented by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Jain, and Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Jain had challenged the Delhi High Court's April 6, 2023 order, which dismissed his regular bail application. The high court had expressed concern about Jain's potential to tamper with evidence due to his influential position.
Jain was arrested by the ED on May 30, 2022, on charges of money laundering through four companies allegedly linked to him. The arrest was based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) first information report (FIR) filed against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Despite denying the allegations, Jain had been granted regular bail by a trial court in the CBI case. However, the SC had granted him interim bail on medical grounds on May 26, 2023, with subsequent extensions. The SC had imposed conditions on the bail, including prohibiting Jain from speaking to the media or leaving Delhi without permission.