CBI obtains necessary sanctions to prosecute AAP leader Satyendra Jain

The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) on 13 January, Monday secured the necessary sanction to prosecute former Delhi minister and senior AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) leader Satyendra Jain in a disproportionate assets case. The agency had also filed a supplementary charge sheet in the matter on 4 January. Rouse Avenue court has scheduled the matter for consideration.

In October 2024, the court had granted bail to the former Delhi health minister, who was arrested by the ED (Enforcement Directorate) in May 2022. The court cited "delay in trial" and Jain's "extended incarceration" as reasons for granting bail. Jain was released on a bail bond of Rs 50,000, along with two sureties of an equal amount.

On Monday, the CBI informed the court that it had obtained the necessary sanctions to prosecute Jain, making the submission before special judge Jitendra Singh, who scheduled the hearing for 22 January.

The judge noted that a supplementary charge sheet had been filed against Jain in the case on 4 January.

The CBI has alleged that the minister, in his role as a public servant, had accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, amounting to approximately Rs 1.62 crore between 14 February 2015 and 31 May 2017.