Tarun Tejpal Case

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Goa Police on an appeal filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal against a Bombay High Court order that sentenced him to 10 years in prison in a 2013 rape case. A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale also issued notice to Tejpal on a Goa government plea seeking enhancement of his sentence. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, submitted that it was a case where the acquittal was reversed by the high court and urged that his bail plea be heard in the matter. "This is a case of reversal, there is a right of appeal, I have surrendered. The High Court itself has suspended the sentence for four weeks," Sibal said. The bench said it will give a specific date for hearing the matter. On August 25, the top court had directed Tejpal to surrender within three weeks to undergo his 10-year prison sentence and had dismissed his plea seeking exemption from surrendering. Subsequently, Tejpal surrendered before the trial court in

The appeal comes a day after the Goa government moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order on Tarun Tejpal's sentence and seeking life imprisonment for him

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court overturned the ruling of a Sessions Court in Mapusa, which had acquitted Tejpal in the 2013 rape case.

On January 21, Justice L Nageswara Rao recused from hearing the plea as he had appeared for Goa government, as a lawyer, in 2015

Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal's plea to the Bombay High Court for in-camera hearing of ongoing appeal proceedings in connection with a 2013 rape case, was rejected by the court

The Supreme Court closed case related to extension of time after noting that a trial court in Goa has completed the trial by rendering acquittal verdict in the sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal

Here's a selection of court hearings scheduled for Wednesday

The Goa government in its appeal before the Bombay High Court against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case said it was a fit case for retrial

The vacation bench of the Bombay HC at Goa will hear the state government's petition challenging the acquittal of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case on May 27

The Goa government on Tuesday filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal's acquittal verdict in an alleged sexual assault case

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state government will challenge in the high court journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case by a district court here. A sessions court at Mapusa on Friday acquitted Tejpal of sexually assaulting his former female colleague in an elevator of a five star resort in Goa. Talking to reporters, Sawant said, We will not tolerate any injustice to be meted out to the women in Goa. We will challenge the district court's order before the high court soon in this case." He said he has personally discussed the issue with the public prosecutor and the investigating officer in the case about challenging the verdict in the high court. Sawant claimed that there was enough evidence against the accused. The Goa police had registered an FIR against Tejpal in November 2013, following which he was arrested. The Goa crime branch had filed a charge sheet against Tejpal, who has been out on bail since May 2014. He faced the trial under IPC

Journalist Tarun Tejpal, who was acquitted of rape charges in a 2013 case by court in Goa on Friday, said the last seven-and-a-half years had been traumatic for his family

A sessions court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting a former female colleague

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief is accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013

A sessions court in Goa will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict in case of rape trial against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal

This was the first time the victim was present in the court for the trial, which was being held in-camera

On September 28 last year, trial court in Mapusa in Goa charged Tejpal with rape, sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman

After court frames charge, we will examine order and decide next course of action: Tejpal's lawyer