Ludhiana, July 29 -- The Supreme Court has stayed the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jaskaranjit Singh Deol, in-charge of the Mullanpur Dakha assembly constituency, in connection with a case involving allegations of sexual assault on a minor. The stay will remain in force till the next hearing of the matter.

Deol, a core committee member of the Youth Akali Dal in Ludhiana, is facing trial in the case involving allegations of repeated sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

Advocates Damanbir Singh Sobti and Sultan Singh Sangha, representing Deol, said the top court passed the order on July 27, and the next hearing in the matter has been scheduled for August 6.

Deol was arrested by the police after allegations surfaced that he...