HC asks ED to respond to Satyendar Jain’s plea to postpone arguments in money laundering case – ThePrint – PTIFeed

New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on a plea by AAP leader Satyendar Jain seeking postponement of arguments on framing of charges in a money laundering case against him.

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued a notice to the central agency on Jain’s petition, saying investigation in the case had not yet been completed.

However, the High Court refused to stay the trial court proceedings at this stage and listed the matter for further hearing on December 10.

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“Note issued. Both the petition and the interim request will be responded to. No indirect stay,” the Supreme Court said as Jain’s counsel urged that the arguments on framing of charges in the ED case be stayed till the hearing of this plea.

Jain, who was arrested by the ED on May 30, 2022 and granted bail by the court on October 18 this year, is accused of laundering money through four companies allegedly linked to him.

The former Delhi health minister has challenged the court’s September 4 order rejecting his plea to defer arguments on framing of charge sheet.

He submitted in his plea that investigations are continuing and it would be in the interest of justice that the charges should be heard only after the investigation is completed.

“If the investigating agency is in possession of material which would in any way exonerate the accused, the court is bound to consider that material at the time of forming a prima facie opinion,” the report said.

The ED had arrested Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case on the basis of a CBI FIR registered against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

On September 6, 2019, he was granted regular bail by the court in the case registered by the CBI.

In 2022, the court had heard the chargesheet (chargesheet) filed by the ED against Jain, his wife and eight others, including four companies, in connection with the money laundering case. PTI SKV RT

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