Chandigarh, May 5 -- A special CBI court on Monday framed charges against Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) advocate Jatin Salwan and his associate Satnam Singh who were allegedly caught accepting Rs.30 lakh bribe to influence a judicial officer in Bathinda.

Special judge Bhawna Jain observed that a prima facie case is made out against the accused and framed charges under Section 61(2) (criminal conspiracy involving an agreement between two or more parties to commit an illegal act) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Section 7-A (influencing a public servant through personal influence or corrupt means) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case dates to August 2025 when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arre...