Tarun Tejpal Should Have Surrendered Before Moving SC Against Conviction: Goa Government
Goa says Tarun Tejpal must surrender before his appeal can be listed, as the state seeks to block review of his 10-year rape sentence.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, Supreme Court Justice Alok Aradhe ruled that journalist Tarun Tejpal cannot list his appeal against a 10-year sentence without first resolving his application seeking exemption from surrender.
- The Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal on August 6, 2026, for the 2013 rape of a junior colleague, imposing 10 years imprisonment and granting him four weeks to surrender before jail authorities.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued under Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the appeal cannot proceed until surrender, while Kapil Sibal countered: "This general rule does not apply because this is a case where stay has been granted by the high court."
- Justice Aradhe scheduled the exemption plea hearing for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, directing Sibal to address the merits of the application before the court passes an appropriate order on the surrender requirement.
- Separately, the Goa government has filed a petition seeking to enhance Tejpal's sentence to life imprisonment, contending the current 10-year penalty is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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Times of IndiaTarun Tejpal should have surrendered before moving SC against conviction: Goa government
The Goa government argued Tarun Tejpal should surrender before filing his appeal. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta highlighted the seriousness of the matter before the court. Kapil Sibal countered that Tejpal has time to surrender as granted by the High Court. Tejpal's appeal was filed after the Bombay High Court rejected his conviction stay. The Supreme Court will pass an appropriate order after hearing both sides.
Tejpal should have surrendered before filing appeal: Solicitor General to Supreme Court
Challenging this, Tejpal, said in his appeal before the SC that the HC judgement is “erroneous, misconceived, contrary to facts and the record, and is directly contrary to settled law”.
SC to pass order on Tarun Tejpal’s plea for exemption from surrender after conviction in rape case - The Tribune
A single-judge Bench reserves its decision after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Goa government, opposes Tejpal’s plea during an in-chamber hearing, saying it is not maintainable as the journalist has not filed a separate application seeking exemption from surrendering
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