Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia will be given seven days' prior notice if his arrest is required in a July 31 FIR registered by Amritsar police, the Punjab government informed the High Court.

This came in response to Majithia's anticipatory bail plea filed on September 11. Quoting the government counsel, the court order dated September 29 said: "The petitioner's custody is not required as of now, and in case the investigating agency requires his custodial interrogation at a later stage, prior notice of seven days will be served on him."

The court subsequently disposed of the petition.

The FIR pertains to obstruction of public servants during a Vigilance Bureau (VB) raid at Majithia's Amritsa...