The resolution got here after a bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal reserved its judgment on January 17, following arguments offered by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Jain, and Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The AAP chief had approached the SC to problem the Delhi High Court’s April 6, 2023 order, which dismissed his common bail software within the case. At the time, the excessive court docket had said that because the applicant was an influential individual, there was a threat of potential tampering with proof.
On November 17, 2022, Jain’s bail software was rejected, and he was arrested by the ED on May 30, 2022, on fees of cash laundering via 4 corporations allegedly linked to him. The arrest was primarily based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) first info report (FIR) filed in opposition to him in 2017 beneath the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Despite denying these allegations, Jain had been granted common bail by a trial court docket, within the case registered by the CBI.
Jain, a former minister within the AAP authorities, was granted interim bail on medical grounds by the Supreme Court on May 26, 2023, with subsequent extensions granted thereafter. The SC, nonetheless, imposed numerous circumstances to the bail, together with refusing to speak with the media or leaving Delhi with out permission.
The AAP chief had undergone surgical procedure on July 21 final 12 months.
On December 14, 2023, the apex court docket had prolonged interim bail granted to Jain till January 8, citing medical causes.
First Published: Mar 18 2024 | 11:27 AM IST
