New Delhi, Sep 2026 : A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a case involving alleged corruption, tender manipulation and criminal conspiracy in projects related to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Special Judge (PC Act) Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts allowed Jain’s bail application and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh. “Your bail application is allowed,” the judge told Jain while pronouncing the order.
Jain was arrested on August 18 by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), along with former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai, an IAS officer, and four other accused. The arrests were made in connection with alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the national capital.
The court had on August 19 declined to declare Jain’s arrest illegal and remanded him to judicial custody. His bail application was subsequently listed for hearing on August 25.
The other accused arrested in the case are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M/s AN Enterprises; Raja Kumar Kurra, owner of M/s Euroteck Environment Private Limited; and Pankaj Verma, proprietor of M/s Srijanhar.
The case stems from an FIR registered by the ACB on May 11, 2024, following a complaint filed by the Delhi Directorate of Vigilance. The FIR invokes Sections 7, 7A, 9 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, along with Sections 420, 409, 418 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
According to the ACB, the investigation relates to alleged large-scale financial and procedural irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and a criminal conspiracy during the tendering of STP projects.
The agency has alleged that the tender documents contained restrictive technical specifications and conditions that favoured a particular technology provider, M/s Euroteck Environment Private Limited. The ACB claims these conditions restricted competition and gave an undue advantage to the selected private company.
Investigators have also alleged that a proposed pilot study for the STP upgradation project was never conducted. Instead, restrictive conditions concerning the technology and media to be used were incorporated into the tender documents, while certain essential parameters relating to treated effluent were allegedly left out.
According to the probe agency, technical specifications were later modified, allegedly resulting in substantial financial implications for the government exchequer. The ACB has further claimed that private individuals maintained regular communication with public servants and intermediaries involved in the tendering process.
The agency said analysis of electronic evidence allegedly revealed exchanges involving tender conditions, corrigendums and other project-related documents. According to investigators, several of these materials were subsequently incorporated into the STP tender issued by the DJB.
The ACB has also alleged that commission or bribe money was routed through intermediary entities, including M/s Srijanhar and M/s AN Enterprises. The agency claims substantial sums were transferred to the proprietorship concern of accused Nagendra Yadav by entities linked to Euroteck.
The investigation allegedly traced further movement of funds from these entities to government officials and their associates. The ACB has specifically alleged that former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai received bribes totalling around Rs 1.52 crore through banking channels in his own accounts as well as accounts held by his relatives.
According to the agency, the funds received by Rai and his relatives originated from M/s AN Enterprises, which allegedly received the money from entities connected with Euroteck.
Jain’s bail comes as the ACB investigation into the alleged tender irregularities and financial transactions continues. The allegations made by the agency remain subject to judicial scrutiny, and the accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
