Tarun Tejpal case: Supreme Court asks former Tehelka editor-in-chief to surrender within 2 weeks
The Supreme Court has ordered Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks and file a surrender certificate to facilitate proper hearing of his appeal, according to Live Law.
The Supreme Court has instructed former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks. Tejpal, who previously challenged a 2013 rape conviction, must submit a surrender certificate for the court to hear his appeal. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Tejpal, argued against the necessity of surrender, citing the four-week surrender period previously granted by the Bombay High Court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta countered this, stating that appeals cannot proceed without surrender or exemption applications. The Goa government has also petitioned the Supreme Court, requesting Tejpal's punishment be increased to life imprisonment, though they are not contesting his conviction. The original trial found Tejpal guilty and sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment.
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