Teesta Atul Setalvad vs State of Gujarat

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1822

UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, SUDHANSHU DHULIA
Teesta Atul Setalvad – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Mihir Desai, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Sr. Advocate, Ms. Aparna Bhat, Advocate, Ms. Karishma Maria, Advocate, Mr. Nizam Pasha, Advocate, Mr. Adit Subramaniam Pujari, Advocate, Ms. Rupali Samuel, Advocate, Mr. Rishabh Parikh, Advocate, Ms. Aparajita Jamwal, Advocate, Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG, Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Advocate, Mr. Rajat Nair, Advocate, Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Advocate, Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Advocate, Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, Advocate, Counsel for the appearing Parties.

ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals challenge (a) the order dated 30.07.2022 passed by the Sessions Court [City Civil & Sessions Court, Ahmedabad], in Cr. Miscellaneous Application No.4617 of 2022; and, (b) the order dated 03.08.2022 passed by the High Court [High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad] in Crl. Miscellaneous Application No.14435 of 2022.

3. The appellant - a lady was arrested on 25.06.2022 and has since then been in custody in connection with crime registered pursuant to First Information Report being I-C.R. No.11191011220087 dated 25.06.2022, lodged with DCB Police Station, Ahmedabad in respect of offences punishable under Sections 468, 471, 194, 211, 218 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

4. The First Information Report made reference to various proceedings including the judgment and order dated 24.06.2022 passed by this Court in Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr., reported in 2022 (9) SCALE Page 1.

5. After referring to various developments, the First Information Report stated as under:

'There is material in the final report submitted by the SIT which indicates that Teesta Setalvad had conjured concocted forged fabricated facts and documents

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1822

UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, SUDHANSHU DHULIATeesta Atul Setalvad – AppellantVersusState of Gujarat – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, SUDHANSHU DHULIA
Teesta Atul Setalvad – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent