DIG bhullar corruption case: CBI court adjourns hearing to May 11
Chandigarh, May 7 -- A Special CBI Court in Chandigarh on Tuesday adjourned the proceedings in the corruption case against suspended Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar and co-accused Kirshanu Sharda to May 11, making it clear that no further delay would be permitted.
The directions were passed by special judge Bhawna Jain during the hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea, filed under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, seeking an expeditious and day-to-day trial in the matter.
The court also allowed the defence one final opportunity to examine documents supplied by the prosecution on April 24. "It will be the last adjournment for the above-said purpose," the court observed, underlining its intent to prevent procedural delays at the pre-trial stage.
Bhullar, a 2009-batch IPS officer, was arrested by the CBI in Mohali on October 11, 2025, while serving as DIG, Ropar range.
The arrest followed a trap laid at his Mohali office after a Mandi Gobindgarh-based scrap dealer alleged that Bhullar was demanding monthly bribes to settle an FIR.
On April 27, the Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 11 locations across Punjab as part of a money-laundering probe against Bhullar.
The court also took up an application filed by Bhullar under Section 230 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), seeking copies of documents collected during the investigation but not relied upon by the CBI. The prosecution submitted its reply, and a copy was furnished to the defence.
In a related development, an application moved by Sharda regarding the disclosure of documents was also disposed of after the CBI placed on record a detailed list of documents....
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