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.

A court here on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Patkar over her non-appearance and non-compliance with the sentence order in connection with a decades-old defamation case filed by Delhi L-G Saxena.