SC stays Telangana HC order granting transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Telangana High Court, granting transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR registered by Assam Police on a complaint filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife over Khera's allegations that she held multiple passports of different countries.

A bench of justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the interim order while issuing notice on the plea filed by Assam against the high court's order.

SC made it clear that if Khera applies for anticipatory bail in a court having jurisdiction in Assam, then the interim order passed by the bench will not have any adverse effect on the consideration of Khera's plea.