Bail matters shouldn't be adjourned unnecessarily, says SC, hopes HC will decide Satyendar Jain's plea on July 9

Supreme Court urges Delhi High Court to decide Satyendar Jain's bail plea promptly in money laundering case.

Observing that bail matters should not be adjourned unnecessarily, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it hoped the Delhi High Court will decide the bail plea of jailed former AAP Minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case at the next hearing.

A Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and S.V.N. Bhatti made the observation while disposing of Mr. Jain's plea against the High Court's decision of adjourning the hearing of his bail application for six weeks.

"It goes without saying that bail matters are not to be unnecessarily adjourned. Therefore, we hope and trust that the High Court shall take its call on the next date of hearing," it said.

The High Court has listed Mr. Jain's bail plea for hearing on July 9.

During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain, said he has challenged the long adjournment order.

Mr. Singhvi said a substantial question of law has arisen from the case as to whether an incomplete charge sheet can be filed by the investigating agency to defeat an accused's right of default bail.

He said a similar matter was under consideration of a three-judge bench of the apex court and urged the Vacation Bench that Mr. Jain's bail plea be tagged with it.