An FIR was registered against the AAP leader on Tuesday under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after receiving previous approval from the competent authority.
The ED filed a case against Jain in a money-laundering matter linked to alleged hawala dealings and arrested him in May 2022. At the time, Jain held portfolios including health and power in the Delhi government.
A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal asked Jain, who is out on interim bail, to surrender forthwith.
On December 14, 2023, the top court had extended till January 8 the interim bail granted to Jain, a former minister in the AAP government, in the case on medical grounds.
A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi granted the relief to Jain after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju made a request for adjournment.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader has been in Tihar Jail since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case in May last year.
Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had said Jain was first admitted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital, and later, shifted to the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital due to breathing problems.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared a photo on Twitter that purportedly showed an emaciated and frail-looking Jain sitting in a chair at the hospital and two police personnel standing there.
On May 18, the top court had sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Jain's plea.
Satyendar Jain has been lodged in Tihar Jail since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case in May.
Satyendar Jain, arrested on May 30 last year by the agency, is accused of having laundered money through four companies allegedly linked to him.
The campaigns started near the Metro station at Laxmi Nagar in the presence of Gopal Rai, the AAP's Delhi convenor.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's trusted lieutenants -- Sisodia and Jain -- both arrested on corruption charges, resigned from the Cabinet on Tuesday.
AAP's second-in-command, Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi excise policy for 2021-22.
Jailed AAP leaders Sisodia and Jain resigned as ministers, moments after the Supreme Court rejected the Deputy Chief Minister’s plea seeking bail in the now-scrapped excise policy case.
Jain, who is in the eye of a political storm over leaked videos purportedly showing him getting massages and other special facilities in the jail, has urged a court here to put a stop on CCTV camera footage of his cell being "leaked" to the media.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull issued a notice to Tihar Jail authorities on Jain's plea and directed the prison officials to file their reply by Thursday when the court will hear the matter.
A Delhi court had on Tuesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) response to a plea by Jain seeking a direction to Tihar officials to provide him food items like fruits, dry fruits and dates as per his religious beliefs as he was observing a fast.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on Jain's plea, asking the agency to file its response by Monday.
Manish Sisodia's response came after a video footage of former Delhi health minister getting 'massage' inside Tihar Jail went viral.
Last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a court here that Jain was getting special treatment inside the Tihar Jail.
The ED had arrested Jain and two others in a case based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR lodged against the Aam Aadmi Party leader in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Last month, the CBI filed a case against Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others for alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the excise policy of Delhi
The court, meanwhile, granted bail to two co accused - Ajit Prasad Jain and Sunil Kumar Jain - in the case.
The court also allowed the jailed Delhi minister to withdraw his application seeking interim bail in the case. His counsel moved for withdrawal saying they have been informed that he was getting discharged from hospital. The court also allowed the jailed Delhi minister to withdraw his application seeking interim bail in the case.