‘No substantial change in case’s circumstances’: Second bail plea of ex-PU professor accused of wife’s murder also rejected

4 min readChandigarhJul 31, 2026 12:07 AM IST The counsel also submitted that the accused was willing to comply with any conditions imposed by the court. The Chandigarh district court on Thursday dismissed the second regular bail application of former Panjab University (PU) professor Bharat Bhushan Goyal, who is accused of murdering his wife, holding that the examination of the prosecution’s first witness and filing of the chargesheet did not constitute a “substantial change in the circumstances” to justify his release. Additional Sessions Judge Dr Harpreet Kaur observed that Bharat Bhushan’s earlier bail application had already been dismissed on merits and that the grounds raised in the second plea were insufficient for reconsideration.“The present second regular bail application has been