The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim bail to ex-Army officer Shrikant Prasad Purohit, Pragya Thakur and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad refused to grant any interim relief after Senior Advocate U R Lalit, appearing for the accused, contended that they have been behind bars for four years and their petitions are not being heard by the apex court. The court adjourned the case for three weeks. The bench also extended its interim order restraining the National Investigation Agency from interrogating the accused. Purohit had approached the apex court challenging the High Court's October 20, 2011 order allowing NIA to take him from judicial custody to interrogate him.