Supreme Court extends medical bail of AAP leader Satyendar Jain till July 24

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the medical bail granted to former Delhi Chief Minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case till July 24. A bench comprising Justice AS Bopanna and Justice MM Sundresh directed Jain's counsel to submit his medical reports to Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju

Senior advocate Dr. AM Singhvi, who represented the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader in the apex court, said three hospitals had recommended the operation for Jain.The money laundering case against Jain is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has raised doubts about the medical reports submitted by Delhi hospitals.

The Supreme Court last month granted him bail on medical grounds for six weeks, saying that a citizen has the right to receive treatment of his choice in a private hospital at his own expense.

While granting Jain six-week bail on health grounds, the Supreme Court ordered that he be released on interim bail subject to trial conditions, not to influence or meet any witnesses in the case and not to leave the national capital of Delhi.

Jain had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's order denying him bail in the money laundering case. The Supreme Court said that the witnesses in the case showed that the former Delhi minister was the conceptualizer, visualizer and executor of the money laundering case. He was also said to be a person of influence and could be reassured by the evidence if he was granted bail at this stage.

Earlier, Singhvi, while arguing for Jain's bail, had claimed before the apex court that Jain was suffering from various ailments, had lost 35 kilograms and looked like a skeleton after losing weight.

The ED arrested Jain in a money laundering case on May 30 last year on charges of money laundering through four companies allegedly linked to him.

In 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against him under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the trial court in the CBI case granted him bail, following which a money laundering case was filed.