New Delhi, February 18: President Droupadi Murmu has granted the sanction to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, sources said on Tuesday. The sanction against the 60-year-old former Delhi health minister was sought under section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had requested the President for providing sanction to prosecute Jain on the basis of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation and the presence of "adequate proof", sources said. Section 218 of the BNSS governs the prosecution of public servants and judges. It outlines the procedure for bringing charges against the accused for alleged offenses committed while performing his or her official duties. CBI Gets Sanction To Prosecute AAP Leader Satyendra Jain in Disproportionate Assets Case.

The ED is now expected to file a fresh supplementary chargesheet informing the court about the approval of the prosecution sanction of the President, sources said. Money Laundering Case: MHA Requests President Droupadi Murmu for Prosecution Sanction Against AAP Leader Satyendar Jain.

The federal agency booked Jain in a money-laundering case linked to alleged hawala dealings, and arrested him in May 2022. Jain held the health, power and a few other portfolios when he was taken into ED custody. He is currently out on bail and has been charge-sheeted by the ED.

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