The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted bail to former Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla, who was sacked from the Cabinet over allegations of corruption.
On May 24 this year, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann dismissed Mr. Singla from the Cabinet, for allegedly seeking a 1% commission on tenders for contracts, etc., in the Health and Family Welfare Department.
Mr. Mann claimed that Mr. Singla has admitted his crime and thereafter he asked the police to register a case against him. After his dismissal, the police registered an FIR under Sections 7, and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district against Mr. Singla and his Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Pardeep Kumar. Mr. Singla was then arrested and has been in custody since May 24, 2022.
