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 filed by the applicant solely on the ground that challan has been presented and the material witness… has been examined. The same cannot be treated as substantial change in the circumstances of the case,” the court said. Story continues below this adSeeking bail, counsel for Bharat Bhushan, submitted that the accused had been falsely implicated and that circumstances had changed after the dismissal of his first bail plea. Opposing the plea, the prosecution argued that there was no change in circumstances since the rejection of the earlier bail application.