In January 2016, the CAT Ahmedabad bench had quashed a chargesheet filed against Sharma in 2011 that accused him of keeping with him crucial CDs related to the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.
The top court went on to say that such a finding by the High Court was "perverse”. While extending her regular bail, the apex court noted that the custodial interrogation of Setalvad is not required in the case as the charge sheet has already been filed before the trial court. 📰 Teesta Setalvad Gets Bail: Supreme Court Sets Aside Gujarat High Court’s Order, Grants Activist Regular Bail in 2002 Gujarat Riots Case.
Former Gujarat minister and BJP leader Maya Kodnani and the Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi are among 68 accused who have been acquitted in the Naroda Gam case during the 2002 Gujarat riots.