Chandigarh, July 18 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has disposed of a plea seeking forensic analysis of audio clips allegedly involving a senior IPS officer in a purported cash-for-sex scandal, directing the petitioner to approach the lower court.

The order was passed by the division bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry during the resumed hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Nikhil Saraf in May.

The PIL sought an independent forensic examination of two viral audio recordings and identification of the officer allegedly named by a woman constable during her arrest in a drug-related case.

The audio clips, which surfaced in April, reportedly feature a person believed to be a serving IPS...