he Supreme Court today granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the corruption case involving an alleged accumulation of over Rs.540 crores in disproportionate assets.
SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia. [File Photo: IANS}
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the corruption case involving an alleged accumulation of over Rs.540 crores in disproportionate assets. The court observed that the petitioner had already been granted bail in the earlier NDPS case in 2022, and the appeal filed by the Punjab government against that order was dismissed in 2025.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted him bail after noting the facts and circumstances of the case. It was observed that the police had filed its report and that the disproportionate assets case pertained to the period between 2006 and 2017, though the FIR was registered only in 2025.
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However, the court clarified that it would be open for prosecution to impress upon the trial court to impose stringent conditions on the petitioner while releasing him on bail as may be necessary.
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With the Supreme Court’s order of release for the SAD leader, reactions have poured in from different political parties. Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has expressed confidence that Majithia will be convicted, claiming that his party has strong evidence against the leader. He said, “Getting bail doesn’t mean he’s gotten off scot-free… We have strong evidence, and when we present it in court, he will surely be convicted.”
#WATCH | Chandigarh | On the Supreme Court granting bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema says, “Getting bail doesn’t mean he’s gotten off scot-free… We have strong evidence, and when we present it in court, he will surely… https://t.co/0E0MGGVWQF pic.twitter.com/tYf0Ml2g9w
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2026
Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar also reacted to the bail order and called it a failure of the Punjab Police and state government. He referred to the police as a mere tool of extortion of the state government, who lodge false cases just to silence the voices of the press and journalists.
#WATCH | Chandigarh | On the Supreme Court granting bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar says, “…This is the failure of the Punjab Police and state government…The police have now become a mere tool of extortion of the state… pic.twitter.com/NkXNp4yg9z
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2026
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