{
  "id": 2240646,
  "title": "Tejpal moves Supreme Court against sentence in rape case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/tejpal-moves-supreme-court-against-sentence-in-rape-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:35:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tarun-tejpal-appeals-in-supreme-court-against-10-year-term-in-2013-rape-case/article71368147.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Journalist Tarun Tejpal has sought the intervention of the Supreme Court to challenge his 10-year prison sentence in a 2013 rape case. The Bombay High Court handed down the verdict on August 6, following the State of Goa's petition requesting a life sentence enhancement. The State contended that Tejpal's current sentence was \"grossly disproportionate\" to the severity of the alleged offenses. However, the High Court dismissed the Goa Sessions Court's acquittal of Tejpal from five years prior. Tejpal argued that he was a \"political victim\" and a father of two daughters, requesting leniency. Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, representing the Goa government, demanded the maximum punishment to send a strong message. The High Court deemed the trial court's 2021 sentence order \"perverse\".",
  "summary": "The journalist’s appeal follows the State of Goa’s petition in the top court a few days ago for enhancement of his punishment to life imprisonment",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Court orders mental evaluation for Malmesbury teen accused in child exploitation case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/court-orders-mental-evaluation-for-malmesbury-teen-accused-in-child",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:00:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}