The Splendid Court docket has declined to grant former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal intervening time bail for the Diwali length and refused to droop his 10-year jail sentence in a 2013 rape case.
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale handed the order whilst taking into account Tejpal’s plea in the hunt for suspension of his sentence. After listening to arguments from his attorneys and the Goa executive, the courtroom mentioned it used to be no longer prone to grant reduction to the journalist.
Tejpal had sought transient reduction all through Diwali whilst his problem to the Bombay Prime Court docket’s judgment remained pending earlier than the Splendid Court docket.
Case pertains to alleged attack within Goa resort elevator
The case stems from a 2013 incident during which Tejpal used to be accused of sexually assaulting a junior feminine colleague within a resort elevator in Goa. The alleged incident came about all through an match organised by means of Tehelka mag.
On August 6, the Bombay Prime Court docket overturned the trial courtroom’s acquittal of Tejpal, convicted him of rape and sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment. The trial courtroom had acquitted the previous editor 5 years previous.
Tejpal challenged conviction in Splendid Court docket
The 62-year-old journalist approached the Splendid Court docket on August 20, difficult the Bombay Prime Court docket’s verdict and the sentence imposed on him.
Tejpal has maintained that he used to be centered as a part of a political vendetta. Thru his prison problem, he is looking for reduction towards the Prime Court docket’s judgment.
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