Teesta Setalvad Bail Plea: SC Seeks Response from the Gujarat Govt.
Case to be heard on August 25, Bench will consider granting interim relief
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Case to be heard on August 25, Bench will consider granting interim relief
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Gujarat government on the bail plea by activist Teesta Setalvad, after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high ranking officials.
The court will next hear the matter on August 25.
Teesta Setalvad has approached the top court against the August 3 order of the Gujarat High Court which issued notice to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) seeking its response to bail applications filed by Setalvad and former Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and posted the hearing on September 19.
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Gujarat government on the bail plea by activist Teesta Setalvad, after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high ranking officials, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots cases in the state. 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. “Considering facts and circumstances,...