India, April 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the interim protection from arrest to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with a first information report (FIR) filed in Assam over allegations that chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, held foreign passports.

A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar stayed the April 9 order of a single judge bench of the Telangana high court, granting Khera one-week interim relief. The high court said the order should not be considered as a hindrance to Khera moving the appropriate court in Assam for anticipatory bail.

The Supreme Court issued a notice to Khera on the Assam Police's petition challenging the high court order. "Operation of the impugned...