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Supreme Court Stays Telangana HC Order Granting Transit Anticipatory Bail to Pawan Khera
The bench gave Khera three weeks to respond and said he can still seek anticipatory bail from a court in Assam.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court stayed the one-week transit anticipatory bail granted to Congress leader Pawan Khera by the Telangana High Court, issuing a notice requiring his response within three weeks.
- Khera's April 5 allegations that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, possessed undeclared foreign passports triggered an FIR at the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Dismissing the claims as "fake and fabricated," Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita cited investigations, while officials reported recovering "incriminating" material during a search of Khera's residence.
- Although pausing the transit relief, the judges clarified that Khera remains free to seek anticipatory bail from a competent court in Assam, noting the Supreme Court's interim order would not prejudice such an application.
- Filed on Sunday through advocate Shuvodeep Roy, the Assam government's plea argued the Telangana High Court order required reconsideration, marking the state's legal push to overturn the interim relief.
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SC stays Telangana HC order granting transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera
The Supreme Court expressed surprise at the Telangana High Court's decision to grant relief to Pawan Khera. The stay followed arguments by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on the High Court's jurisdiction and the address listed on Khera's wife's Aadhaar card.
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