Big setback for AAP’s Satyendar Jain; SC denies bail
On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed the regular bail petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with an alleged money laundering case.
A Bench headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi ordered the AAP leader to immediately surrender before the jail authorities.
The Bench, also comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal, refused to entertain the request made by Jain’s counsel seeking a week to surrender.
Satyendar Jain is currently out on interim medical bail.
The AAP leader had moved the Supreme Court seeking bail against the Delhi High Court order dismissing his regular bail plea.
“All appeals (including the plea filed by Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain, the other co-accused in the case) are dismissed. Mr. Satyendar Jain will have to surrender forthwith,” it ordered.
The apex court had initially granted Jain interim relief in May last year for six weeks but the same was extended from time to time.
In April 2023, the Delhi High Court dismissed the bail plea of Jain stating that the applicant was an influential person and could tamper with evidence.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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The R and R now seems to be over from May 2023 to March 2024. His boss is much smarter he just does not go to jail so question of interim bail does not arise.