Supreme Court Rejects Tarun Tejpal’s Plea Against Surrender, Orders Him To Give Himself Up Within 2 Weeks
The Supreme Court has directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 rape case, rejecting his plea seeking exemption from surrender until his appeal against the conviction is taken up. Supreme Court ordered rape convict and former editor of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks' time and to furnish the surrender…
The Supreme Court has ruled that former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal must surrender to the authorities within two weeks, rejecting his plea for a delay until his appeal against the rape conviction is heard. The court refused to grant Tejpal relief from surrendering before his appeal, which is set to be listed on September 22. A bench of Justice Alok Aradhe also instructed Tejpal to provide the surrender certificate to the court.
The case involves allegations of sexual assault that occurred in 2013 at a Goa hotel during a Tehelka event. Tejpal denied the accusations.
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- 2013 rape case: Supreme Court directs Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks timesofindia.indiatimes.com
