Chandigarh, July 3 -- Suspended Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar has moved the special CBI court seeking discharge from the corruption case registered against him, contending that the investigating agency lacked jurisdiction to register the FIR and that the evidence on record was insufficient to prosecute him. In his application, Bhullar argued that there was no material to establish that he either demanded or accepted any bribe. He further questioned the prosecution's reliance on voice recordings, claiming that the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report did not conclusively identify the voice as his. The case stems from a complaint by Akash Batta, a scrap dealer from Mandi Gobindgarh. Batta alleged that Bhullar, then posted as DIG, Ropar Range, demanded Rs.8 lakh as bribe through an intermediary, Krishanu Sharda, in exchange for extending favours related to an FIR registered at the Sirhind police station and ensuring no coercive action was taken against his business. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after verifying the complaint, it laid a trap on October 16, 2025, when Sharda was allegedly caught accepting Rs.5 lakh as part of the purported bribe. Bhullar was arrested the same day, and the agency later filed its chargesheet before the special CBI court. Taking up Bhullar's discharge plea, the court issued notice to the CBI and sought its response. The matter will now be heard after the agency files its reply, following which the court will decide whether sufficient grounds exist to proceed with the trial or discharge the accused. Bhullar has been lodged in Model Jail, Chandigarh, since his arrest eight months ago. The CBI had also registered a separate case of disproportionate assets against him. While he secured bail in that case on January 5 from the trial court, his bail plea in the corruption case remains pending before the Punjab and Haryana high court....