2002 Gujarat Riots Case: SC granted interim bail to Teesta Setalvad and directed her release by Saturday

Debjit Mukherjee: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and directed her release by Saturday on the condition that she surrenders her passport and cooperates with the investigation into the case accusing her of falsifying evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

“The essential ingredients of investigation, custodial interrogation having been completed, the matter assumes a complexion where the matter of interim bail till the matter is considered by the high court is evidently made out” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said.