Court Grants Bail to Harpreet Singh Gulati- Co accused of Bikramjit Singh Majithia.
Mohali, (DPB) Feb 7 — The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Hardip Singh on Friday granted regular bail to Harpreet Singh Gulati, in connection with the vigilance case linked to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia. The order came after persuasive submissions by Gulati’s counsel, Advocate Charanjit Singh Bakhshi, who argued that his client had been falsely implicated despite having earlier cooperated with investigators as a prosecution witness.
Advocate Bakshi contended that Gulati had furnished all financial records to the Vigilance Bureau and was cited as a witness before being unjustly arrested. He stressed that the agency’s action amounted to a fresh investigation, impermissible under law, citing multiple Supreme Court judgments, including Peethambaran vs. State of Kerala and Joginder Kumar vs. State of UP. The defence maintained that Gulati had clean antecedents and had no role in routing any illegal funds.
After considering the arguments, Judge Hardip Singh observed that investigation against the accused was complete and that further custody would serve no purpose. Granting bail on a bond of ₹1 lakh, the court directed Gulati to surrender his passport and cooperate fully during the trial.
