A local court in Ahmedabad on Thursday reserved its orders on bail applications filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS officer R.B. Sreekumar, both facing charges of committing forgery and fabricating evidence to implicate top functionaries of Gujarat government in a case related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Both have been charged under various sections of Indian Penal Code including 468, 471, 194, 211, 218, and 120B.
IPC section 468 deals with forgery for purpose of cheating, section 471 with using as genuine a forged document, section 194 with providing or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence, section 211 for false charge of offence made with intent to injure, section 218 for public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture and section 120 (B) for criminal conspiracy.
