Supreme Court dismisses Tarun Tejpal’s plea, directs him to surrender within two weeks
The State of Goa, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, had insisted that Tarun Tejpal should surrender before his appeal is listed for hearing in the Supreme Court
On August 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that journalist Tarun Tejpal must surrender within two weeks in relation to a 2013 rape case. The court has scheduled the appeal to be heard after Tejpal's surrender certificate is filed by September 22, 2026. Goa's Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, argued that Tejpal should surrender before the appeal is heard, while Tejpal's lawyer, Kapil Sibal, requested that the appeal be listed first.
On August 24, Justice Alok Aradhe adjourned the case to August 25, stating that if Tejpal does not surrender, the appeal cannot be listed. Mehta contended that the Supreme Court Rules require surrender before the appeal is heard, but the court has the power to waive this requirement. Tejpal challenged the Bombay High Court's August 6 order convicting him of rape and sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
The Goa government appealed for a life sentence, but the Supreme Court convicted Tejpal of raping a colleague in 2013.
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