India, May 1 -- The Supreme Court of India, on Friday, granted anticipatory bail to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam Police on a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Himanta Biswa Sarma, over his allegation that she held multiple passports.

The Court said that the allegations and counter-allegations appear to be "politically motivated", which does not require a custodial interrogation.

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar heard submissions by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Khera and counter-arguments by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the Assam government before reserving judgment.

Khera had challenged the Gauhati high court order which denied him anticipatory bail in...