My fault is that I became a minister, else there would be no case: Satyendar Jain Argues for Bail in Delhi Court

New Delhi, 29 October 2022: With regard to Satyendra Jain’s bail plea in the money laundering case in the Delhi Court, the AAP leader said that the only reason the case existed was that he “become a minister and got into public life.”

Jain spoke in court at Rouse Avenue before Special Judge Vikas Dhull, represented by senior attorney N Hariharan. On November 5, the judge will consider the ED’s objections to the bail request.

The defendant’s lawyer argued that Jain’s initial bail plea was denied because the case was still under investigation and no formal complaint had been made. This “no longer stands for the dismissal of the bail,” nonetheless. He further informed the court that Jain was not listed as a flight risk or a risk to the witnesses because their testimonies had already been recorded in the prior bail order.

Hariharan further reasoned, the approval of bail is concurrent with an element of a fair trial. My extended confinement is pointless at this point. Prolonged incarceration affects the right to a fair trial.

Additionally, Hariharan stated that his client was “not a director nor a stakeholder” in any of the aforementioned businesses that were being looked into. There are four businesses. The case as a whole is founded on two false assumptions. It is founded on the fictitious value of shares. No offense may be based on fictitious value. These principles are flexible, he informed the jury.

The senior attorney told the court that the ED’s proof that Jain had these shares was inadequate;, It is not their case that Poonam, Jain’s wife, or I sold these shares, My fault is I became a minister and got into public life, Jain stated.