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Gujarat riots: Supreme Court grants activist Teesta Setalvad interim bail

CJI UU Lalit said it is a matter of record that the appellant was remanded to police custody for about seven days and was interrogated every day

Crime branch officials produce social activist Teesta Setalvad at Metropolitan Magistrate Court, in Ahmedabad (Photo: PTI)
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Social activist Teesta Setalvad

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The Supreme Court on Friday granted social activist Teesta Setalvad interim bail over allegations that she faked documents to file cases related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Dictating the matter, Chief Justice of India UU Lalit said it is a matter of record that the appellant was remanded to police custody for about seven days and was interrogated every day by the concerned investigating machinery. Theraafter, the appellant was remanded and continues to be in Magisterial custody.

On Thursday, Supreme Court raised questions on the way Setalvad was kept in custody in Gujarat for more than two months. The