The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court’s decision not to quash criminal proceedings against him over allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta stated that they were not inclined to interfere with the high court’s order, saying, “Sorry, we are not inclined.”
Last year on August 17, the high court had dismissed Khera’s plea, asserting that the evidence collected by the investigating officer could not be evaluated in a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for quashing the case.
On March 20 of the same year, the Supreme Court had consolidated three FIRs lodged against Khera in Assam and Uttar Pradesh for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Modi.
The court transferred the matter to the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow while extending Khera’s interim bail.
The Lucknow court subsequently granted him bail.
It is to be noted that Khera has submitted an unconditional apology in court for the alleged remarks.
