Money laundering case | Supreme Court extends Satyendar Jain's bail by five weeks
The Hindu
Supreme Court extends Satyendar Jain's interim bail by 5 weeks in money laundering case. Jain underwent spine surgery and needs time to recover. ED not opposing extension. Matter to be heard after 5 weeks. Jain granted interim bail on medical grounds in May, right to receive treatment of choice in private hospital. ED arrested Jain in May 2020 for laundering money. Trial court granted regular bail in 2019.
The Supreme Court on Monday, June 24, 2023 extended by five weeks the interim bail of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case probed by the Enforcement Directorate.
A Bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi was informed by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain, that he had undergone a spine surgery on July 21 and needs time to recover.
Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the ED, said he is not opposing extension of interim bail.
He said the probe agency wants its application seeking independent evaluation of Jain by AIIMs or any other hospital to be heard on the next date.
The bench posted the matter for hearing after five weeks.
On July 10, the top court had extended till July 24 the interim bail granted to Jain on medical grounds.
The top court on May 26 had granted interim bail to Jain for six weeks on medical grounds, saying a citizen has a right to receive treatment of his choice in a private hospital at his own expense.
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