India, Sept. 3 -- A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a corruption case dating back to his tenure as Delhi's water minister, observing that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) "rushed in to arrest him" without gathering sufficient evidence.

In his order, special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court underlined that a few decisions taken by Jain during his tenure as a minister "do raise eyebrows" and that "he may not be innocent", but the material gathered by ACB so far was "not enough". The AAP leader was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs.2 lakh and two sureties of the like amount.

"The investigating agency ought to have first conducted a thorough investigation and gathered mor...