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Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat

Constitution of India — Arts. 134 and 136 — Intervention applications — Withdrawal of — Petitioners prayed for, with liberty to agitate their grievance when the occasion arises — Intervention applications permitted to be withdrawn — As an interim measure, direction issued that petitioner/accused shall not be arrested in connection with FIR registered alleging misappropriation of funds by her                                       (Para 2)


 

(Dipak Misra and Adarsh Kumar Goel, JJ.)


 


Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. ___________ Petitioner(s)


 


v.


 


State of Gujarat _______________________ Respondent


 


Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) D No. 5077/2015, decided on February 19, 2015


[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 12/02/2015 in CRLMA No. 4677/2014 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad]


 


The Order of the court was delivered by


Order


 


Heard Mr. Kapil Sibal, learned senior counsel, assisted by Ms. Aparna Bhat, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, learned senior counsel, along with Mr. Prakash Jani, learned senior counsel for the respondent-State.


 


Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, Mr. Dushayant Dave, Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, learned senior counsel and Mr. Bharat Sangal, learned counsel, appearing for the intervenors, thought it appropriate to withdraw the intervention applications with liberty to agitate their grievance when the occasion arises. The intervention applications are permitted to be withdrawn.


 


Leave granted.


 


Hearing concluded.


 


As an interim measure, it is directed that the appellants shall not be arrested in connection with F.I.R. being C.R. No. 1 of 2014, registered with D.C.P., Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.


 


Judgment reserved.


 


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