The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has opposed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand, stating that it is based on material in possession of the agency.
Jain had sought extension of the bail in a money laundering case on medical grounds.
Issuing a notice on the bail plea by Sanjay Singh, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta sought a response from the Centre’s anti-money laundering agency.
Earlier on December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court had rejected the review petition of Manish Sisodia against a top court order October 30, 2023, order refusing him bail in the excise policy scam case.
Jain’s plea was for bail in an alleged money laundering case registered by the Directorate of Enforcement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The court rejected the bail plea of the SFI workers, observing that prima facie, the charges levelled against the accused held water.
The bench also listed the other petitions challenging the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on January 10.
In the FiberNet case, the Andhra CID had earlier undertaken before the Supreme Court that it will not arrest Naidu.
The Bombay High Court had in January directed Professor Sen to approach the special NIA court for bail before coming to it.
Umar Khalid had approached the top court challenging the October 2022 Delhi High Court order denying bail to him.
