Satyendar Jain wants swimming pool in jail aquatic exercise: ED tells Supreme Court
Satyendar Jain's interim bail till 1 September, despite vehement opposition from Enforcement Directorate (ED). Jain had bee arrested in a money laundering case. A Supreme Court bench of Justices AS Bopanna and M M Sundresh granted the relief to Jain after taking note of his medical report.
The ED in its argument opposing the interim bail noted that medical advice tendered to the AAP leader did not warrant the relief. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju strongly opposed the extension of bail and said Satyendar Jain should be evaluated independently by AIIMS, Delhi. "We can take him to swimming pool for physiotherapy purposes.
He wants a swimming pool in jail. If he wants we can take him to a swimming pool for aquatic exercise. All patients cannot afford a swimming pool.
"He does not require a single day of extension. There is nothing warranting the extension for even a day. Kindly look at the medical advice.
Look at the type of medical advice," Raju said. "What to do if he avails physiotherapy and you take his photograph and publish it," the bench said jokingly, in an apparent reference to a string of photographs of Jain being given special treatment inside Tihar jail. Meanwhile, senior advocate for Jain, Manu Singhvi argued that the former Delhi minister is entitled to regular bail as he has been in jail for over 15 months.
Referring to the senior AAP leader's medical condition, Singhvi said he is undergoing rehabilitation after a crucial surgery of the spine. The doctors have suggested aquatic physiotherapy and he can walk only with assistance, Singhvi said. "Bathroom only in a standing position, walk only with assistance," Singhvi read from the medical report.
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