Suspended Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking regular bail in a corruption case registered against him last year.
Bhullar filed the application two months after the Supreme Court granted him liberty to approach the High Court if the trial did not commence within 60 days.
In an order passed on April 10, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Surya Kant had said, “While we are not inclined to entertain the prayer for bail at this stage, we grant liberty to the petitioner that, in case the trial does not commence within two months, he may again approach the High Court for the grant of bail. The application shall be considered by the High Court on merits.”
Bhullar had moved the apex court challenging the High Court’s February 16 order rejecting his bail plea. His counsel argued that the investigation had already been completed and that both the primary and supplementary charge sheets had been filed.
In such a situation, continued detention served no purpose, especially since the accused was under suspension and posed no risk of absconding or tampering with evidence.
The former top cop submitted that most witnesses were official in nature and that his suspension ruled out any possibility of influencing them.
His alleged aide, Krishanu Sharda, was apprehended on October 16, 2025, while allegedly accepting Rs 5 lakh as part of the demanded bribe from the complainant.
Bhullar was arrested the same day. The charge sheet under Section 193 of the BNSS was filed on December 3, 2025.
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