Supreme Court grants interim protection to Rishu Shree against arrest for four weeks, finds no ground to interfere with Justice Arun Kumar Jha's judgement

In Rishu Shree vs. Union of India (2026), Supreme Court's Division Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana passed a 2-page long order dated June 16, 2026, wherein, it granted interim protection against arrest to the petitioner for a period of four weeks. It granted liberty to the petitioner "to meanwhile apply for bail in the High Court. Such an application shall be decided by the High Court as per its own merits without being influenced by the observations or findings in the impugned order dated 18.05.2026. Further, the High Court is requested to preferably decide the bail application within the period during which interim protection has been granted through this order." 

The Division observed:"....we do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned judgment dated 18.05.2026 passed by the High Court."  

The Special Leave Petition was disposed of with pending applications. It arose out of impugned judgment in Rishu Shree vs. Union of India through its Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice & Ors. (2026), Justice Arun Kumar Jha of Patna High Court delivered a 75-page long judgement dated May 18, 2026

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