The Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to former Delhi Minister Satyender Jain. He was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on August 18 in the DJB STP Tender scam case. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh granted bail to Satyender Jain. He has been granted bail on a bail bond of Rs. 2 lakh and two surety bonds in the like amount.
The Court has directed that Jain shall not leave the country without prior permission of the court and surrender his passport. It is also directed the if he wish to travel outside Delhi for more than 2 days during investigation, he will inform the Investigation Officer and take his prior permission to travel.
On August 25, the court reserved its order on the bail application of Satyender Jain. During the arguments on the bail application, Senior Advocate N Hariharan had submitted that Jain had been arrested by the ACB after 27 months of registration of the FIR in May 2024, Senior Advocate Hariharan said.
He had further submitted that there was no necessity for arrest as Jain had always cooperated with the investigation. It was also submitted that the ACB registered the FIR on the basis of information provided by the ED.
However, there is no link of proceeds of crime connected to Satyender Jain in the money laundering case, the senior advocate submitted. The senior advocate also submitted that the augmentation was from 15 to 25 MGD. The decision was taken on the basis of the recommendation of a technical committee. The peak capacity was 30 MGD.
