HC seeks Punjab's response by Sept 23
Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought the Punjab government's response on a plea from Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, seeking anticipatory bail in a criminal case registered in Amritsar on July 31 on the complaint of a vigilance bureau team, which conducted a raid at his house.
The HC bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, which took up the plea on Thursday, sought the state government's response by September 23. The FIR was registered on allegations of obstructing public servants from performing their duty during a VB raid at his house on June 25 in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
An Amritsar court had dismissed his bail plea on August 27. On August 22, the VB submitted a 40,000-page chargesheet against Majithia in the DA case before Mohali court. HTC...
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