SC grants interim relief to Congress leader Pawan Khera; issues notice to UP, Assam Police to club FIRs
The Supreme Court directed a court in Dwarka to grant interim bail to senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, who was arrested by the Assam Police from the Delhi airport, earlier Thursday. Khera was deplaned and arrested from an Indigo flight to Raipur, after an FIR was lodged against him for his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also Read | Pawan Khera: The backroom boy who embraced limelight as voice of Congress In its order, a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and MR Shah said, “In order to protect the petitioner until such date as he applies for regular bail before the jurisdictional court upon the FIRs being transferred to one and the same jurisdiction, we direct that till the next date of listing, the petitioner shall be released on interim bail by the court of the competent magistrate in Delhi where he is to be produced this evening. The above order shall remain in operation till Tuesday”. Appearing for Khera, seni...