New Delhi, Aug 7 (Agency) A Delhi Court, after hearing a request on behalf of Delhi’s Former Health Minister Satyendar Jain, adjourned the proceedings in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases till August 26. Special Judge (MPs/MLAs cases) Vikas Dhull after hearing in CBI case said, ” Order dated 31.07.2023 received from the Ld. Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge(PC Act)(CBI), RADC, New Delhi and as per the same, proceedings before this court have been stayed till 19.08.2023. Now put up on 26.08.2023 for further proceedings.” The Special Judge after hearing in ED case said, ” Despite the opposition made by the Ld. SPP for ED, this court is of the view that matter is required to be adjourned on any date after 19.08.2023. In the light of transfer application filed by A-1 and having regard to the fact that in the predicate offence, the Ld. Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge(PC Act) (CBI), RADC, New Delhi has stayed the proceedings till 19.08.2023. In the facts, matter is adjourned for further proceedings to 26.08.2023.” Counsel on behalf Satyendar Jain submitted that his transfer application has been adjourned to 19.08.2023. Accordingly, prayed for adjournment for any date after 19.08.2023. N.K. Matta, Special Public Prosecutor for Enforcement Directorate opposed the adjournment on the ground that there is no stay granted by the court of Ld. Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge(PC Act) (CBI), RADC, New Delhi and adjournments are being sought by A-1 on one pretext or the other. Accordingly matter be proceeded with, as per law.
Satyendar Jain has moved an application before Presiding Officer Vinay Kumar Gupta, Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge(CBI), Rouse Avenue District Court, New Delhi seeking transfer of his case to another judge and the same has been adjourned for August 19. Jain had moved an application under section 408 of Criminal Procedure Code(Cr.P.C.) by seeking the transfer of two cases registered against him by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to another judge. ED has earlier moved an application to transfer the case to another judge. Then The Principal District-cum-Sessions Judge had transferred the case from Special Judge Geetanjli Goel to Special Judge Vikas Dhull. CBI has registered a First Information Report (FIR) for disproportionate assets against Jain in 2017. On the base of CBI’s FIR, Enforcement Directorate registered an ECIR against Jain and accused him of having money laundered through four companies allegedly linked to him and where he was holding shares while amassing disproportionate income. The Apex Court on July, 24 has extended by five weeks the interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain on medical grounds in Money Laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED).