The Supreme Court rejected Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea seeking to extend transit anticipatory bail granted to him earlier by the Telangana High Court till Tuesday on the ground of enabling him approach any jurisdictional court in Assam in the case where Khera is alleged to have made false allegations against the wife of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Court also pulled up Khera for filing wrong documents (Aadhaar card) to mislead the court. Khera’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought protection till Tuesday, but the Court rejected the plea.
A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar clarified its earlier order staying the one-week transit anticipatory bail granted to Khera by the Telangana High Court, stating that the stay would not prejudice the jurisdictional court deciding his plea.
The Supreme Court emphasised that neither the High Court’s order granting relief nor its own order staying it should influence the Assam court hearing the matter. It directed that any anticipatory bail application must be decided independently on its merits, without being affected by prior orders.
The Court further noted that Khera is free to approach the appropriate court. If the court is not functioning, he may request the registry to act in accordance with the law. With these observations, the plea was disposed of.
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