Petition rejected in pending corruption and money laundering case against former minister Satyendra Jain, demand for transfer rejected
Delhi Court approves the petition of former minister Satyendra Jain, questions the impartiality of justice
New Delhi, The District Judge of Delhi's Avenue Court has rejected the petition of former minister Satendra Jain in which he demanded transfer of the corruption and money laundering case pending against him from the judge currently hearing it to another court. Was. In the petition, Satendra Jain had said that he does not expect a fair trial from the current court. The District Judge of Rouse Avenue Court said in his order that the apprehensions expressed by Satendra Jain regarding the impartiality of the judge have no merit.
The court said that in my opinion, the present hearing judge is conducting the hearing properly by following the principles of natural justice. The court said that due to the court's strict comments in the order rejecting bail, it cannot be alleged that the judge is not hearing the case impartially.
A case was registered by CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
It is noteworthy that the central investigation agency CBI had registered an FIR against Satendra Jain in 2017. A case was registered by CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Later, based on the same case, the investigating agency ED had registered a case under the Money Laundering Act.
Satendra Jain was on the radar of many other investigating agencies including ED.
According to sources, Satendra Jain had come on the radar of many other investigating agencies including the investigating agency ED during 2015 to 2016. During the investigation, it was found that during 2015-16, when Satendra Jain was a minister in the Delhi government, i.e. when he was working as a public servant, it was found that in the companies owned and controlled by him, the entry operator of Kolkata was In lieu of the money sent through , entries worth approximately Rs 4 crore 81 lakh were received from shell companies.