The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant relief to Congress leader Pawan Khera by refusing to vacate its earlier stay on the transit anticipatory bail granted to him by the Telangana High Court in connection with a forgery and criminal conspiracy case registered by the Assam Police.
A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar also rejected Khera’s request to extend the transit bail protection till the following Tuesday to enable him to approach the competent court in Assam.
During the hearing, the Court observed that if the jurisdictional court in Assam is not functioning, the petitioner is at liberty to make a request for urgent listing, which would be considered in accordance with established judicial practice.
