Drug case: SC to hear SAD leader Majithia's plea for quashing of FIRs on April 26

New Delhi, April 21: The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on April 26 a plea filed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia seeking quashing of drugs case against him by the Punjab Police.

A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said it would hear the matter on April 26. The Supreme Court on January 31 had granted protection to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia from arrest till February 23 in view of the February 20 Assembly elections to contest from the Amritsar East assembly constituency. He had surrendered after the expiry of the protection period. Also read | 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur: PM Modi to release commemorative coin, postage stamp on April 21 Former Punjab minister Bikram Majithia termed the drugs case against him as being politically motivated, contending they had already been investigated by high-ranking police officers. On March 20, in his first orders to the Punjab Police after assuming charge, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann reconstituted the four members Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the drug case against Bikram Singh Majithia. The previous SIT was a three-member team. The SIT was formed to probe allegations against Majithia based on an FIR lodged under various sections of the NDPS Act on December 20, 2021. Also read | Surge in Covid-19 cases unlikely to cause fourth wave in India, says expert -PTC News