Chandigarh, May 28 -- A special CBI court in Chandigarh has declined the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea seeking immediate day-to-day trial proceedings in the corruption case against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and co-accused Kirshanu Sharda. The court also dismissed Bhullar's application seeking copies of documents not relied upon by the prosecution and electronic data collected during the investigation.

The orders were passed on May 25 in the case registered by the CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch, Chandigarh. According to the CBI, the FIR was registered on October 16, 2025, on the basis of a complaint by Akash Batta alleging that the accused demanded Rs.8 lakh as bribe and later accepted Rs.5 lakh. A c...