Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the bail plea of former DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a bribery case. Bhullar is currently lodged in Chandigarh jail in connection with the corruption charges.
According to information, Bhullar had sought bail in the bribery case, but the high court rejected his petition on Tuesday. The CBI opposed the plea, stating that if granted bail, the accused could influence witnesses in the ongoing investigation.
Notably, Bhullar had earlier secured bail from a lower court in a separate disproportionate assets case. However, he remains in custody in the bribery matter.
The CBI had conducted searches at Bhullar’s residence in Chandigarh’s Sector 40 and other locations, recovering ₹7.5 crore in cash and 2.5 kg of gold. Initially, the agency had stated that ₹5 crore and 1.5 kg of gold were seized. The agency also claimed to have recovered keys of BMW and Audi cars, documents related to multiple properties in Punjab, a farmhouse in Samrala, 22 luxury watches, 40 litres of foreign liquor, a double-barrel gun, pistol, revolver, airgun and a large quantity of ammunition.
Bhullar was arrested from his office in Mohali following a complaint by a scrap dealer from Mandi Gobindgarh, who alleged that the officer demanded a bribe of ₹8 lakh to settle an FIR. The bribe was allegedly sought through a middleman, identified as Krishnu, who has also been arrested by the CBI.
