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Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-Year Jail Term In Rape Case

He was convicted of raping a junior colleague inside a hotel elevator in 2013 during an event organised by the magazine in Goa.

Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-Year Jail Term In Rape Case

The Supreme Court has declined to suspend former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal's 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a 2013 rape case. The court found that the evidence presented, including emails and messages, did not warrant suspending the sentence. Tejpal's legal team argued that the Bombay High Court had overlooked technical evidence, but the Supreme Court rejected this claim.

The Goa government, representing the victim's interests, opposed the plea, citing the victim's distress and Tejpal's messages. The case involves allegations of sexual assault in a hotel elevator during a Tehelka event in Goa in November 2013.

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