Hyderabad, March 25 -- In a significant development in the phone tapping case, the Supreme Court of India has granted interim relief to the accused, Aruvel Shravan Kumar, allowing him to participate in the investigation while he is currently in the United States.

The bench, comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, issued this order on Monday.

Shravan Kumar had filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the Telangana High Court's denial of his anticipatory bail.

During the proceedings, senior advocate Dama Sheshadri Naidu argued on behalf of the petitioner, requesting not only the issuance of notices to the respondents but also interim relief from arrest.

The state government's lawyer opposed this reque...