New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told a city court that there was sufficient evidence to put former Delhi minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain on trial.
The counsel appearing for the ED told the court that there is sufficient evidence, including statements of witnesses, against the accused to put them on trial in the case and sought framing of charge against Jain in a money laundering case.
Judge sought certain clarifications from ED on point of charge proposed to be framed against Jain
Special judge Jitendra Singh heard the submissions made by the ED counsel on framing of charge in the case and sought certain clarifications from the central agency on the point of charge proposed to be framed against the AAP leader and posed queries to the investigating officer of the money laundering during the hearing.
“Part arguments on charge on behalf of ED heard. During the course of arguments, certain queries were put to the IO. The IO seeks time to go through the record for giving clarification. Accordingly, be listed for remaining arguments on behalf of ED on January 23, 2025,” the court said, news agency PTI reported.
ED arrested Jain in money laundering case in May 2022
Jain is accused of having laundered money through four companies allegedly linked to him and he was arrested by the agency in the money laundering case on May 30, 2022.
The ED case stems from a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered against Jain in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was granted bail in the CBI case by the trial court in September 2019.
Trial court granted regular bail to Jain in money laundering case in October last year
A trial court earlier on October 18 last year granted regular bail to Jain in the money laundering case lodged by the ED citing delay in trial and his long incarceration of 18 months in the case.
“Considering the delay in trial and long incarceration of 18 months, and the fact that trail will take long to start, let alone conclude, accused is favourably suited for the relief,” the trial court had said while granting bail to the senior AAP leader.
