Activist Teesta Setalvad has been in custody for over two months and, as a woman, is entitled to "favourable treatment" under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Supreme Court prima facie told Gujarat on Thursday.
"Suppose we give her interim bail and let the matter be taken up [by the Gujarat High Court] on September 19?" the apex court queried.
The court is hearing a plea for bail filed by Ms. Setalvad, who is accused of forgery and fabrication of evidence in connection with the 2002 riots cases.
