SC asks Punjab police to not arrest SAD leader Majithia in drugs case till Feb 23
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The Supreme Court on Monday directed Punjab Police to not arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the stateA bench comprising Chief Justices N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli however directed Majithia to surrender before a trial court after the Punjab assembly polls scheduled on February 20It also directed the trial court to hear and expeditiously decide Majithias regular bail plea after his surrender in the caseThe pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act on December 20 last year was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 24 An appeal has been filed in the apex court PTI SJK MIN MIN
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The Supreme Court on Monday directed Punjab Police to not arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the stateA bench comprising Chief Justices N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli however directed Majithia to surrender before a trial court after the Punjab assembly polls scheduled on February 20It also directed the trial court to hear and expeditiously decide Majithias regular bail plea after his surrender in the caseThe pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act on December 20 last year was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 24 An appeal has been filed in the apex court PTI SJK MIN MIN
