SC grants regular bail to Teesta Setalvad in Gujarat riots cases
The apex court made scathing observations against Gujarat HC judgment for dwelling into the details of case while rejecting her bail plea.
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The apex court made scathing observations against Gujarat HC judgment for dwelling into the details of case while rejecting her bail plea.
Setalvad and Zakia Jafri had challenged the investigation that gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of at the time of the Gujarat riots.
PEN International said that the ongoing case against Teesta Setalvad takes place within an increasingly hostile environment for free expression in India.
A court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad reserved till July 20 its order on a discharge application moved by social activist Teesta Setalvad.
The Gujarat High Court had on July 1 rejected Setalvad's bail plea and directed her to surrender immediately