SC grants regular bail to Teesta Setalvad in Gujarat riots cases
The apex court made scathing observations against Gujarat High Court judgment for dwelling into the details of the case while rejecting her bail plea.
The apex court made scathing observations against Gujarat High Court judgment for dwelling into the details of the case while rejecting her bail plea.
The apex court issued notice to Gujarat government on Teesta Setalvad’s plea and posted the matter for hearing on July 19, 2023.
The Court said it has considered the matter only from the standpoint of interim bail and the Gujarat High Court shall decide Teesta Setalvad's bail plea independently and uninfluenced by any observations made by this court.
The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that there is a strong case made out against the social rights activist Teesta Setalvad.
A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit agreed to examine Setalvad's bail plea and scheduled the case for further hearing on Thursday. Setalvad was represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Aparna Bhat in the apex court.
A day ago the BJP has alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was the architect of the conspiracy involving party leader Ahmed Patel and activist Teesta Setalvad to topple the Gujarat government after the 2002 riots.
