Overview
- The Supreme Court bench, which acted Wednesday, stayed the Telangana High Court’s April 10 order that had granted Pawan Khera transit anticipatory bail.
- The stay removes the short-term shield from arrest that lets an accused reach the correct court, which in this case must be in Assam.
- The court issued notice to Khera, set May 13 for hearing Assam’s appeal, and said he may still apply for anticipatory bail before a court in Assam.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta challenged Telangana’s jurisdiction, accusing Khera of forum-shopping and alleging a fabricated Aadhaar was used to show a Hyderabad link.
- The case traces back to an April 4 press conference where Khera alleged multiple passports for the Assam chief minister’s wife, whose complaint led to an FIR in Guwahati.