The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea to vacate the stay imposed by it on the transit anticipatory bail granted to him by the Telangana High Court in a case registered by Assam Police based on a complaint filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.
Sharma lodged the police complaint after Khera accused her of holding multiple passports of different countries and offshore properties.
The apex court also turned down Khera’s plea to extend the transit bail till next Tuesday so that he can approach the Assam Court on Monday. The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar observed that if the concerned court is not functioning, a request can be made to take up the matter, which be considered in accordance with the prevailing practice.
The bench also clarified that neither the observations in the Telangana High Court’s order nor the Supreme Court’s stay order should influence the concerned court while considering Khera’s application for anticipatory bail.
