New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad.
Supreme Court heard the petition filed by Teesta Setalvad seeking bail in the Gujarat Police FIR over the alleged fabrication of documents to file cases in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Chief Justice U U Lalit while dictating the order said, "it is a matter of record that the appellant was remanded to police custody for about 7 days and was interrogated every day by the concerned investigating machinery. Thereafter the appellant was remanded and continues to be in Magisterial custody."
Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the delayed listing of the bail plea of activist Setalvad by the Gujarat High Court.
Setalvad was arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame "innocent people" in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.
The Gujarat High Court had on August 3 issued a notice to the state government on the bail plea of Setalvad and fixed the matter for hearing on September 19.
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