The Supreme Court Monday extended the interim bail granted to Congress leader Pawan Khera till Friday in a case lodged by the Assam police in an FIR lodged over his comments against the Prime Minister's father.
Appearing for the Assam government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and representing Uttar Pradesh, state Additional Advocate General Garima Prasad, sought time to file their response in the matter.
A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala posted the matter for hearing on Friday.
One FIR was filed in Assam, and two others FIRs in Uttar Pradesh.
In February, within hours of his arrest, the court granted interim bail to Khera in the case lodged at Dima Hasao by the Assam Police.
Khera was deboarded from a flight to Raipur and apprehended by the police. He was on his way to Raipur to attend the plenary session of the party. His counsel senior advocate A M Singhvi had said the remarks were unintentional and he had tendered an unconditional apology for it.
There was nothing to invoke penal provisions in the matter, he had said.
Khera is the chairperson of the Media and Publicity Department of the Indian National Congress. He made the remarks at the press conference held on February 17, 2023 in Mumbai.