Supreme Court Grants Bail to Bikram Singh Majithia

The India===Supreme Court of India granted bail to Bikram Singh Majithia, a prominent leader of the India===Shiromani Akali Dal, in a disproportionate assets case. This decision came after he had been in custody for seven months and had previously been denied bail by the India===Punjab and Haryana High Court, which cited concerns about his potential to influence the investigation. The India===Punjab Vigilance Bureau had arrested Bikram Singh Majithia on June 25 last year, alleging accumulation of wealth worth Rs 540 crore. The FIR against him is linked to an ongoing probe into a 2021 drug case. Bikram Singh Majithia's counsel, S. Muralidhar, argued that the case was politically motivated, while the state's counsel, Siddharth Dave, emphasized the seriousness of the allegations and threats to investigating officers. The Supreme Court noted that Bikram Singh Majithia had previously been granted bail in the drug case and dismissed the Punjab government's challenge to that bail.