Pawan Khera moves Supreme Court against denial of anticipatory bail

Congress person Pawan Khera moved the Supreme Court of India connected Sunday (April 26, 2026), challenging the Gauhati High Court’s rejection of his anticipatory bail plea successful a First Information Report (FIR) registered connected his alleged remarks that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s woman held aggregate passports and assets abroad.

The High Court had rejected the pre-arrest bail petition connected the crushed that custodial interrogation was indispensable to unearth the root of his accusations. The High Court, successful its determination connected April 24, declined to judge Mr. Khera’s contention that his comments were simply governmental rhetoric.