The Supreme Court on Monday (April 13, 2026) referred to a three-judge bench activist Teesta Setalvad’s application seeking the release of her passport that was deposited in court as a bail condition in a matter of alleged fabrication of documents to frame innocent people in post-Godhra riot cases of 2002.
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A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma directed the registry to place the matter before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, saying the bail was granted by a three-judge bench.
Appearing in the court for Ms. Setalvad, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said one of the conditions imposed for bail was that the activist’s passport would continue to be in the sessions court’s custody.
On July 19, 2023, in a relief to Ms. Setalvad, the top court granted her regular bail in the case involving the alleged fabrication of documents to frame innocent people in the post-Godhra riot cases, while terming the Gujarat High Court order denying her the relief “perverse” and “contradictory”.
