India, April 11 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the CBI in October last year in connection with a corruption case.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi granted liberty to Bhullar to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking bail if the trial in the case does not commence within two months.

The bench was hearing Bhullar's plea challenging a High Court order passed in February this year that denied him bail in the case.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Bhullar, sought bail, saying the petitioner was not a flight risk and chargesheet and supplementary chargeshee...