Satyendar Jain needs ‘swimming pool’ in jail: ED tells Supreme Court

On Friday (25 August), the Enforcement Directorate submitted earlier than the Supreme Court that AAP chief and Former Delhi cabinet Minister Satyendra Jain needs a “swimming pool” in jail. The central probing company made this comment whereas opposing the extension of interim medical bail given to the AAP chief. 

The incident unfolded when a bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh had been listening to arguments on the extension of the AAP chief’s interim bail. The bench was introduced with a medical situation report indicating that Jain is at present within the technique of recovering from his spinal operation, which befell on July twenty first. The report recommends a plan of action that features physiotherapy, aquatic workouts, and sure limitations on his physique actions.

During the proceedings, Satyendra Jain’s counsel, Abhishek Manu Singhvi urged the apex court docket to increase the AAP chief’s interim bail citing medical recommendation. Singhvi argued that his shopper Satyendra Jain goes via “some important rehabilitation” after an important spinal operation.

Opposing the extension of his interim bail, ED contended that medical recommendation isn’t ample to increase his interim bail. Appearing for the ED, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju insisted that Jain’s impartial examinations ought to be carried out by AIIMS. 

ASG Raju asserted that if required, they might take Jain to a swimming pool for physiotherapy. 

He stated, “Let him surrender today. We are willing to provide him with physiotherapy. And for aquatic exercises, if he needs a swimming pool, we can even take him there. Nothing in the medical report shown by him warrants an extension of bail even by a day. Ask him to surrender. He should be treated as any ordinary petitioner.”

To which the court docket replied, “What to do? If he does physiotherapy, you’ll take photos and publish them.”

Subsequently, the bench prolonged the medical interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain until the first of September. On that day, his plea for normal bail may also be listed. 

In his plea, AAP chief Satyendra Jain had challenged the Delhi High Court’s order dated 6 April wherein it refused to grant him bail. The High Court noticed that it didn’t discover any illegality within the trial court docket order rejecting his bail.

Notably, ED arrested Former AAP Minister Jain in May 2022 in a cash laundering case. He was granted a six-week interim bail on the twenty sixth of May which was to final on 11 July. This was the primary reprieve after he spent over a 12 months in jail. He received aid to take therapy in a non-public hospital of his alternative. Later, the interim bail was prolonged by the Court contemplating his medical situation.  

Following the investigation, final 12 months ED hooked up belongings value ₹4.81 crore belonging to corporations which can be allegedly linked to him. 

The investigation by the ED began due to a case that was filed towards Jain in 2017 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He has been on bail within the CBI case.