Supreme Court reserves order on Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea for anticipatory bail
The Supreme Court has reserved its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea for anticipatory bail in a case involving allegations about Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife holding multiple passports and foreign properties. Khera's legal team argued that arrest would be unnecessary and humiliating, emphasizing that allegations should be addressed during trial. The bench, comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar, heard the arguments before reserving judgment.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 30, 2026) reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him related to allegations that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife possessed multiple passports and undisclosed properties abroad.A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar reserved its decision on the plea after the Congress leader submitted that if he doesn’t get anticipatory bail in a registered case against him, then the very purpose of pre-arrest bail is gone.Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Mr. Khera, said the allegations against him are a matter of trial and it was not necessary to humiliate him by arrest.
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