[The video clip on the site, for which the link is provided at sl. no. I below, is pretty much helpful - in making sense of today's SC ruling, and also the case itself.
The report at sl. no. III below is a graphic illustration of just lousy reporting. The (electronic) media is, as it appears, is carrying out sort of a crusade against Ms Setalvad and dishing out biased, selective and twisted information. The present SC bench is not appearing to toe this line. That's causing a heartbreak. Still no word on when the final ruling on the prayed for anticipatory bail will be delivered.] I/III. http://www.business-standard.com/video-gallery/general/sc-reserves-judgement-on-teesta-setalvad-bail-continues-interim-relief-grant-17379/sc-reserves-judgement-on-teesta-setalvad-bail-continues-interim-relief-grant-17830.htm Thursday, February 19, 2015 | 04:47 PM IST SC reserves judgement on Teesta Setalvad bail, continues interim relief grant [Video clip: Prashant Bhushan, a senior Supreme Court lawyer, lucidly explaining the case and today's ruling by the SC.] New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on Social activist Teesta Setalvad regarding the grant of anticipatory bail to her. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said that the Court continued interim relief grant to Setalvad and her husband, the applicants for bail. He also said that the SC made it clear to Gujarat government that it was not a case where there is a need of custodial interrogation or arrest. II/III. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SC-extends-stay-on-arrest-of-Teesta-Setalvad-and-her-husband/articleshow/46297303.cms SC extends stay on arrest of Teesta Setalvad and her husband TNN | Feb 19, 2015, 12.39 PM IST [Old video clips] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday extended the stay on arrest of Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. The top court had earlier stayed their arrest till February 19. The top court directed Setalvad and her NGOs to provide list of documents and means of donors as sought by Gujarat police. The apex court said if Teesta and her husband did not cooperate in probe, Gujarat police can file application for cancellation of their bail. READ ALSO: In rare case, CJI sends Teesta Setalvad's bail plea to new SC bench "It is directed that the petitioners (Setalvad and her husband) will not be arrested in connection with the case," a bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Adarsh Kumar Goel said, while reserving its judgement on their plea seeking anticipatory bail. The bench declined to give any commitment to Kapil Sibal, Teesta's counsel, whether the inquiry will be limited to post-2007 donations received by the two trusts for setting up a museum in memory of the victims or it will cover the activities of NGOs since 2002. The bench replied, "Who are we to say. You are only on anticipatory bail qua FIR." READ ALSO: Teesta Setalvad 'hounded for speaking up', feel scribes Earlier, during the hearing, SC asked Gujarat government why Teesta Setalvad and her husband were needed in custody for questioning? The top court noted that it is a matter of curtailing somebody's liberty. The Supreme Court was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Teesta Setalvad and her husband. Earlier,Gujarat high court had refused to grant any relief to the couple in the case, following which cops were on the lookout to arrest them. In a rare decision, Chief Justice HL Dattu had assigned the anticipatory bail plea of Setalvad to a new bench even though none of the two judges on the earlier bench, which had stayed her arrest till Thursday, had sought recusal from the hearing. (With inputs from agencies) III. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-teesta-setalvad-husband-javed-anand/529363-37.html Feb 19, 2015 at 01:38pm IST SC grants anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad, husband Javed Anand Ashok Bagriya, CNN-IBN @ibnlivepolitics 530 New Delhi: In a major relief to activist Teesta Setalvad, Supreme Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to her and her husband but directed her to give a complete list of donors who had donated for construction of memorial in Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad. The apex court also pulled up the government over the issue of warrant against her and said, "Why do you need Teesta Setalvad and her husband in custody to question them in embezzlement case?" The Gujarat Police had sought her arrest after the Gujarat High Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea in connection with the embezzlement case. Officials who reached her Juhu residence in Mumbai could not locate her or her husband Javed Anand. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
