New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday approved bail for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab legislator Bikram Singh Majithia, who faces allegations in a disproportionate assets investigation.

A judicial bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that the petitioner had previously secured bail in a 2022 case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. They further noted that the Punjab government's challenge against that bail was dismissed in 2025.

The bench observed that, while the FIR for the disproportionate assets case was filed in 2025, the allegations involve a timeframe spanning 2006 to 2017. Given these conditions and the fact that Majithia had been in de...