Punjab polls: Akali Dal MLA Majithia surrenders before Mohali court in drug case

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday appeared before a court in Mohali in connection with a drugs case, complying with the directions of the Supreme Court. Speaking to reporters outside before entering the court premises, Majithia said, “As per orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, I have appeared before the (Mohali) court”. The apex court had recently directed the Punjab Police to not arrest the former Punjab minister till 23 February in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli had, however, directed Majithia to surrender before a trial court after the Punjab assembly polls on 20 February. It had also directed the trial court to hear and expeditiously decide Majithia’s regular bail plea after his surrender in the case. The pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia, who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on 20 December last year, was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 24 January. An appeal had been filed in the apex court. Majithia, who is the SAD MLA and brother-in-law of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, contested the 20 February polls from the Amritsar East constituency, from where Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu is seeking re-election. Click here to know more about Assembly Elections 2022 Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.