The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case till December 4.
The bench, led by Justice Bela M Trivedi, postponed the matter to December 4 due to the unavailability of Justice A S Bopanna, the presiding judge in the case.
The Supreme Court had previously extended Jain’s interim bail till October 9, and asked him not to use the ongoing proceedings as a tactic to delay the trial.
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The Enforcement Directorate has claimed that the AAP leader has been repeatedly seeking adjournments in the trial court, citing the pending bail plea in the Supreme Court. The probe agency has alleged that Jain has obtained 16 trial dates, reported PTI.
The Supreme Court had initially granted interim bail to Jain on May 26 for a six-week period, allowing him to undergo spinal surgery at a private hospital at his own expense.
Subsequently, on September 12, the court extended his interim bail until September 25.
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The Enforcement Directorate had arrested Satyendar Jain on May 30, 2022 on charges of money laundering through four companies allegedly linked to him. The arrest was based on a 2017 CBI FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The trial court had granted Jain regular bail on September 6, 2019, in the case registered by the CBI.