SUPREME COURT GRANTS BAIL TO RAJASTHAN JAL JEEVAN MISSION SCAM ACCUSED SANJAY BADAYA IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

The Supreme Court in the case Sanjay Badaya Versus Directorate Of Enforcement observed and has granted bail to Sanjay Badaya in a money laundering case which arose out of Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission scam, wherein he alleged to have acted as a middleman for a Minister.

The bench comprising of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing the present matter. The bench in the case passed the order while taking into account the fact that co-accused Piyush Jain, against whom similar allegations were levelled, has already been granted bail, that trial is not likely to be concluded in near future and that charges are yet to be framed.

The court in its order stated that, 'This court finds that the allegations made against the present petitioner are almost similar to the allegations made against Piyush Jain, who was granted benefit of bail by the said court vide order dated September 09, 2024.