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Tarun Tejpal Appeals to Supreme Court Amid Ongoing Legal Tussle
The state says the 10-year term is grossly disproportionate and wants life imprisonment for two aggravated rape convictions.
- On Thursday, journalist Tarun Tejpal moved the Supreme Court challenging his conviction in a 2013 sexual assault case, days after the Bombay High Court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
- The Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal on August 6, overturning his 2021 acquittal by the trial court and finding the lower court had failed to assess key evidence properly.
- On Tuesday, the Goa government petitioned the Supreme Court arguing the 10-year sentence is "grossly disproportionate" and seeking enhancement to life imprisonment for the former Tehelka editor.
- Prosecutors contend the two sexual assault incidents on successive days constituted separate criminal acts warranting enhanced punishment, while the High Court termed the trial court's acquittal order "perverse."
- Tejpal, 62, maintains he is a "political victim" and will challenge the conviction, as the Supreme Court prepares to hear both his appeal and the state's request for life imprisonment.
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Tarun Tejpal Appeals to Supreme Court Amid Ongoing Legal Tussle
Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal challenges his conviction and ten-year sentence for a rape case, as the Goa government seeks a harsher penalty. This follows his initial acquittal, later overturned by the High Court. The case highlights ongoing judicial scrutiny over the 2013 elevator incident allegations.
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Tarun Tejpal moves Supreme Court against his conviction in sexual assault case
Tejpal was convicted of raping a junior colleague inside a hotel elevator in 2013 during an event organised by the Tehelka magazine in Goa. The 62-year-old had claimed that he was a political victim.
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