The bench further asked senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Rahul Gandhi, whether he knew that even Mahatma Gandhi used words such as “your faithful servant” in his communications to the Britishers.

The court said it was not inclined to grant a complete stay on the investigation into the case registered against the comedian at Khar police station here. “The investigation can continue, however, it is not necessary to arrest the petitioner,” the court said.

The house of Thoker, also known as Adil Guree, was located in Bijbehara town while Sheikh’s house was situated in Tral area of Awantipore in Pulwama district. A purported video of one of the blasts has been doing the rounds on social media.