The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the arrest of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s close aide till the next date of hearing but told him to appear before police officers investigating a land fraud case and cooperate with the probe. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the state government, urged the top court to restrict the stay on arrest till the next date of hearing (PTI FILE) Banerjee’s personal secretary Sumit Roy, who has been on the run, had approached the top court after the Calcutta high court rejected his request for anticipatory bail on August 3. “The petitioner is directed to join and cooperate with the investigation. His arrest in relation to FIR No. 133 of 2026, registered at Police Station Salboni, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal shall remain stayed till the next date of hearing, subject to him furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the investigating officer,” a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said. The bench told Roy to join …