The case presented here deals with the grant of anticipatory bail to Mr. Khera by the Telangana High Court for one week on various conditional terms (i.e., he has to apply for relief before the Gauhati High Court). The AG argues that there are no valid grounds for Mr. Khera to have not travelled to Assam for the filing of his anticipatory bail application. However, the High Court has found that the act of granting limited transit anticipatory bail is legal and lawful pursuant to Article 21 of the Constitution, as it affords immediate protection from potential arrest where there is a reasonable apprehension of such an occurrence. The Assam Government is appealing against this bail order on grounds that Mr. Khera’s anticipatory bail application was wrongly made in Hyderabad, and that there are multiple sets of charges against Mr. Khera under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita arising from the use of deceit with respect to elections, forgery, and defamation. The Assam Police have also pursued Mr. Khera in Hyderabad and Delhi.
