No Reason To Deny Bail, Says Supreme Court In Teesta Setalvad Case

Friday, 2 September 2022newsdesk

Raising serious concerns about the way activist Teesta Setalvad has been kept in custody in Gujarat for more than two months, the Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned how the Gujarat High Court issued notice asking for a reply after six weeks.

New Delhi, 02 September2022

As per news report of NDTV, a bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit also observed that there is "no offence in this case over which bail cannot be granted", that too to a woman. Ms Setalvad has been in jail for more than two months and yet no chargesheet has been filed, the judges said. Stating that the FIR filed against the petitioner does not say much apart from the observations made by the Supreme Court, the bench said the Gujarat High Court, while issuing notice on Ms Setalvad's bail plea on August 3, granted a long adjournment.

Source - NDTV