US Edition₹540 Crore Illegal Assets Case: SC Grants Bail, SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to Walk Out of Jail After 7 Months
The Supreme Court granted bail after seven months in custody and ordered the probe into alleged ₹540 crore assets to be completed within three months.
- On February 2, 2026 the Supreme Court granted bail to Bikram Singh Majithia, SAD leader, while hearing his plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order.
- The FIR stems from a probe linked to a 2021 drug-related case being investigated by a Punjab Police special investigation team, with Majithia arrested on June 25 last year in a disproportionate assets case involving ₹540 crore.
- Having been detained for seven months, the Punjab and Haryana High Court refused Majithia bail on December 4, 2025, citing influence concerns.
- The legal team pointed to an earlier NDPS bail and the Court's dismissal of the Punjab Government's challenge, with custody extended till August 2 as the probe neared completion.
- Bikram Singh Majithia's political profile shows he served as Punjab MLA from Majitha , held key ministerial roles, and is brother-in-law to SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
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₹540 crore illegal assets case: SC grants bail, SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia to walk out of jail after 7 months
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