Overview
- The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant with justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi disposed of the matter as withdrawn after indicating it would not interfere.
- The top court noted the Punjab & Haryana High Court is already hearing Bhullar’s writs, which were denied interim relief on December 4 and listed for further hearing on January 12, 2026.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that regular bail has been denied and that the CBI has filed a chargesheet, with a special CBI court also rejecting a default bail plea.
- Bhullar, a 2007-batch IPS officer suspended from service, was arrested by the CBI on October 16 following a bribery complaint, with searches yielding large amounts of cash, jewellery, luxury watches and property documents.
- Bhullar’s counsel argued the CBI had wrongfully assumed jurisdiction in Punjab, pointing to a separate Supreme Court matter examining investigations after a state withdraws general consent.