Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday reserved verdict on the anticipatory bail of Congress neta Pawan Khera in a criminal case against him by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife for alleging she possessed multiple passports and undisclosed offshore properties.A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar concluded the hearing on plea of Khera who challenged a Gauhati HC verdict dismissing his pre-arrest bail petition.Pressing for bail, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi told the bench the CM had been making several objectionable remarks against the Congress functionary, which showed that he will be arrested even though custodial interrogation is not needed in the case.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for Assam government, opposed the plea and said Khera showed fake and doctored copies of passports of the CM’s wife. He submitted that Khera had been absconding and all the allegations against her were false.
