Overview
- The Supreme Court on Wednesday froze the Telangana High Court’s April 10 transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera and issued notice on Assam’s appeal.
- The bench said Khera may seek anticipatory bail in Assam, where the Guwahati Crime Branch registered the FIR on a complaint from the chief minister’s wife.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued Telangana had no territorial link to the case and called the move forum shopping, drawing a remark from the bench that it was surprised by the High Court order.
- The case stems from Khera’s April 5 allegations that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma holds multiple foreign passports and undeclared overseas assets, claims the Sarma family calls fabricated.
- Transit anticipatory bail is short‑term protection from arrest that lets an accused reach the court with jurisdiction to seek regular pre‑arrest relief.