AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s bail request in the money laundering case is rejected by the Supreme Court

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Kumar Jain’s request for regular bail in a money laundering case was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday.

A bench chaired by Justice Bela M. Trivedi said, “All the appeals are dismissed,” and Jain was given immediate orders to surrender.

On January 17, the bench postponed making a decision after hearings from Senior Attorney Abhishek Singhvi, representing Jain, and Additional Solicitor General SV Raju representing the Enforcement Directorate.

Jain was detained by the ED on May 30 of last year and is charged with money laundering via four purportedly connected firms. The case stems from a 2017 CBI FIR filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act against him.

He has appealed the Delhi High Court’s ruling from April 6, 2023, which denied him bail in the money laundering case.

The AAP leader was given a six-week temporary bail by the top court on May 26 due to medical reasons. His temporary bail has been increased many times since then.

The senior AAP leader’s temporary release was extended by the top court, which had previously warned him not to use the case’s pending status as a pretext to postpone the trial.

The Delhi High Court denied Jain’s bail request in a money laundering case on April 6 of last year, citing testimony from witnesses that Jain was the mastermind, creator, and source of funding for the alleged crime.

According to the ED, the AAP leader repeatedly requested adjournments from the trial court, citing his pending bail application to the Supreme Court.