Teesta Setalvad strikes SC for bail in Gujarat riots case, listening to on Aug 22

By ANI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to listen to on August 22 a plea by activist Teesta Setalvad searching for interim bail in a case wherein she was arrested for allegedly fabricating paperwork to border harmless folks in 2002 Gujarat riots circumstances.

A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices JK Maheshwari and Hima Kohli posted the matter for listening to earlier than a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit on August 22 after advocate Aparna Bhat talked about the case for pressing itemizing.

“Upon being mentioned by Aparna Bhat, Advocate on Record for the petitioner seeking urgent listing of the matter, the Registry is directed to list the matter on August 22, 2022, before a Bench presided over by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit,” the bench in its order said.

Setalvad has approached the highest courtroom towards the August 3 order of the Gujarat High Court which issued discover to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) searching for its response to bail functions filed by Setalvad and former Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and posted the listening to on September 19.

Setalvad and Sreekumar had approached the High Court after their bail functions have been rejected by the Ahmedabad metropolis periods courtroom.

On July 30, the Ahmedabad periods courtroom refused to grant bail to Setalvad and Sreekumar whereas noting that the accused appeared to have aimed to “destabilise” the Gujarat authorities and defame the state for his or her ulterior motives.

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They have been arrested by the Ahmedabad Police Crime Branch on June 25 on the premise of a First Information Report (FIR) registered towards them underneath sections 468 (forgery for dishonest) and 194 (fabricating false proof with intent to acquire conviction for capital offences) of the Indian Penal Code.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) shaped to probe the case has alleged that Setalvad and Sreekumar have been half of a bigger conspiracy carried out on the behest of late Congress chief Ahmed Patel to destabilise the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities led by Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat on the time.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt can be an accused within the case.

The FIR towards Setalvad, Sreekumar, and Bhatt was registered after the Supreme Court had on June 24 dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, difficult the clear chit given by the SIT to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other others in 2002 Gujarat riots.

Ehsan Jafri was amongst 69 folks killed in the course of the violence on the Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002. Zakia Jafri had challenged the SIT’s clear chit to 64 folks together with Narendra Modi who was the Gujarat Chief Minister in the course of the riots within the State.

The SIT within the apex courtroom had opposed the plea of Jafri saying there’s a sinister plot behind the grievance to probe the “larger conspiracy” behind the 2002 Gujarat riots and the unique grievance by Jafri was directed by activist Teesta Setalvad, who levelled allegations simply to maintain the pot boiling. 

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to listen to on August 22 a plea by activist Teesta Setalvad searching for interim bail in a case wherein she was arrested for allegedly fabricating paperwork to border harmless folks in 2002 Gujarat riots circumstances.

A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices JK Maheshwari and Hima Kohli posted the matter for listening to earlier than a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit on August 22 after advocate Aparna Bhat talked about the case for pressing itemizing.

“Upon being mentioned by Aparna Bhat, Advocate on Record for the petitioner seeking urgent listing of the matter, the Registry is directed to list the matter on August 22, 2022, before a Bench presided over by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit,” the bench in its order said.

Setalvad has approached the highest courtroom towards the August 3 order of the Gujarat High Court which issued discover to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) searching for its response to bail functions filed by Setalvad and former Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and posted the listening to on September 19.

Setalvad and Sreekumar had approached the High Court after their bail functions have been rejected by the Ahmedabad metropolis periods courtroom.

On July 30, the Ahmedabad periods courtroom refused to grant bail to Setalvad and Sreekumar whereas noting that the accused appeared to have aimed to “destabilise” the Gujarat authorities and defame the state for his or her ulterior motives.

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They have been arrested by the Ahmedabad Police Crime Branch on June 25 on the premise of a First Information Report (FIR) registered towards them underneath sections 468 (forgery for dishonest) and 194 (fabricating false proof with intent to acquire conviction for capital offences) of the Indian Penal Code.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) shaped to probe the case has alleged that Setalvad and Sreekumar have been half of a bigger conspiracy carried out on the behest of late Congress chief Ahmed Patel to destabilise the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities led by Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat on the time.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt can be an accused within the case.

The FIR towards Setalvad, Sreekumar, and Bhatt was registered after the Supreme Court had on June 24 dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, difficult the clear chit given by the SIT to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other others in 2002 Gujarat riots.

Ehsan Jafri was amongst 69 folks killed in the course of the violence on the Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002. Zakia Jafri had challenged the SIT’s clear chit to 64 folks together with Narendra Modi who was the Gujarat Chief Minister in the course of the riots within the State.

The SIT within the apex courtroom had opposed the plea of Jafri saying there’s a sinister plot behind the grievance to probe the “larger conspiracy” behind the 2002 Gujarat riots and the unique grievance by Jafri was directed by activist Teesta Setalvad, who levelled allegations simply to maintain the pot boiling.