India, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of activist Teesta Setalvad's application seeking release of her passport saying she may file a fresh plea after submitting an itinerary for foreign travel.

Setalvad's passport was deposited in a Gujarat trial court as a bail condition imposed by the top court in July 2023 in alleged fabrication of documents in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta, SC Sharma and Alok Aradhe said, "We will not allow the return of your passport like this. You can share your itinerary. For getting the passport, you have to make out a case."

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Setalvad said she required her passport because it needs renewal next year. He further su...