Supreme Court extends interim protection to activist Teesta Setalvad
- The Supreme Court has extended interim protection to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case related to her alleged role in fabricating evidence against innocent people in the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases.
- The next detailed hearing on the case is scheduled for July 19.
Setalvad challenges Gujarat HC order
- Teesta Setalvad has challenged the Gujarat High Court’s order rejecting her bail and directing her to surrender immediately to the authorities.
- The Supreme Court bench of Justices B R Gavai, A S Bopanna, and Dipankar Datta issued a notice to the Gujarat government on Setalvad’s appeal.
- The Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to translate documents, and the bench granted his request, postponing the hearing to July 19.
Apex court grants protection to Setalvad
- The Supreme Court had previously granted protection to Teesta Setalvad from arrest and stayed the Gujarat High Court’s order for a week.
- The Gujarat High Court had rejected Setalvad’s plea for regular bail and ordered her to surrender immediately.
- Setalvad is facing charges for her alleged involvement in fabricating evidence to frame innocent people in the post-Godhra riot cases.
Arrest sparks criticism and protests
- Teesta Setalvad’s arrest by the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Gujarat Police sparked criticism from groups like Amnesty International India and human rights groups.
- Protests were held in Kolkata and Bangalore against her arrest.
Supreme Court highlights suspicious details in the case
- The Supreme Court, during the hearing of the case last year, mentioned that some details were sketchy.
- The court highlighted the absence of a charge-sheet and the timing of the registration of the FIR as suspicious.
- The FIR was registered a day after the Supreme Court dismissed Zakia Jafri’s case.
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