Supreme Court rejects Satyendar Jain’s bail plea, asks him to surrender forthwith
Jain had sought extension of the bail in a money laundering case on medical grounds.
Jain had sought extension of the bail in a money laundering case on medical grounds.
Not expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, the bench said that they are inclined to extend interim order till the next date of hearing.
At the very outset, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Jain, submitted that the matter may be adjourned because Justice A.S. Bopanna, who presides over the special bench, is not sitting owing to illness.
Speaking to a news agency here on Tuesday, the AAP leader said the country's law and order has never been made a mockery like this before.
The former jail minister of Delhi is accused of extorting money from prisoners for comfortable stay in jail.
The central probe agency, through their counsel Zoheb Hossain, submitted the plea before the division bench presided over by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi.
The CBI was the first to register a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) in 2017 after receiving a complaint from the Vigilance Department of the Delhi government.
Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money laundering case and sent to custody till June 9. However, Kejriwal on Tuesday defended Jain calling the latter a true patriot and terming the allegations against him 'false'.
Kejriwal said, "It is a fraud case against Satyendar Jain. I myself saw his papers, the allegations against him are fraud. He has been arrested in view of politics."
The care center was inaugurated by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on the occasion of the college’s centenary celebrations.