Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed proclaimed offender (PO) proceedings against Gajpat Singh Grewal, brother-in-law of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia.

Grewal is being probed by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) in disproportionate assets registered against the SAD leader on June 25. Majithia is behind bars in this case.

As per the prosecution, Grewal had failed to join the probe and respond to the court summons. Hence, the Mohali court had initiated PO proceedings against him.

The high court, while staying the proceedings, has posted the matter for further hearing on December 18.

Appearing for Grewal senior advocate, RS Rai, and DS Sobti said that the earlier the petitioner had joined the investigatio...