The Supreme Court on Friday (April 17) declined 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 the forgery and criminal conspiracy case lodged by the Assam Police on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. The 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 High Court’s order nor the Supreme Court’s stay order should influence the concerned Court while considering Khera’s application for anticipatory bail. For context, the case was registered by Assam Police on the complaint of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over Khera’s allegations that she held multiple passports of different countries. On April 10, the Telangana High Court granted Khera transit anticipatory bail for a week. The State of Assam approached the Supreme Court challenging it. On April 15, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court’s order. Khera later filed an application seeking vacation of the stay order. Post navigation Dr Mohan Yadav’s Leadership Symbolizes Hope, Progress, & Brighter Future For Millions of People Adani Has Over Taken Ambani to Become Asia’s Richest Person
