New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail given to AAP leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain until further orders in a money laundering case.
A bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma deferred that matter after Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Jain, argued at length and later requested an adjournment. The matter will be listed tomorrow.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Satyendar Jain, took the court through the genesis of the case against his client.
Senior Advocate Singhvi told the court that Jain has cooperated in the matter and there is no predicate offence made against the former minister.
The lawyer said that according to the law, assets of a company can never be attributed to a shareholder or director and he asked how money can be attributed to Jain, which lies in the company.
Additional Solicitor General, SV Raju, appeared for the probe agency.
Meanwhile, the hearing on Jain's bail witnessed many twists and turns today as Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud explained why the matter was listed before a different combination of benches as there was a matter relating to the extension of bail. CJI also mentioned the communication received from Justice AS Bopanna to take up part-heard matters from him because he will not be able to hear the matter due to medical reasons.
Earlier, Jain's bail plea was partly heard by a bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi. Today, the matter is listed before a bench of Justice Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.
Jain underwent surgery on July 21. The interim bail given to Jain on medical grounds is extended from time to time.
