Hearing in sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal on October 7
5 years, 3 months ago

Hearing in sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal on October 7

India TV News  

A Goa court on Monday posted for October 7 the next hearing in trial against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case lodged by his former woman colleague. North Goa district and sessions judge Kshama Joshi heard the case on Monday following which it was kept for next hearing on October 7, public prosecutor Francisco Tavera said. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra last month asked the lower court to complete the trial in the case, preferably within six months. The apex court last month refused Tejpal's plea to quash the First Information Report filed against him.

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'False Complaint' : Karnataka High Court Stays Sexual Assault Case Filed By Man Against Malayalam Director Ranjith
1 month ago

'False Complaint' : Karnataka High Court Stays Sexual Assault Case Filed By Man Against Malayalam Director Ranjith

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the investigation in a sexual harassment case filed by a man against Malayalam film director Ranjith, after noting that the allegations seemed prima facie false. Though the complainant alleged that he was sexually assaulted at the Taj Hotel near Bangalore airport in 2012, the said hotel started functioning only in 2016, the Court noted. …

Karnataka HC reserves verdict on Prajwal Revanna's bail plea in sexual assault case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka HC reserves verdict on Prajwal Revanna's bail plea in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces allegations of sexual assault and rape. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna earlier heard arguments on Revanna's application in the first case and two anticipatory bail pleas related to subsequent complaints. The cases of sexual abuse came …

Karnataka: Chargesheet filed against Prajwal Revanna in sexual assault and rape case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Chargesheet filed against Prajwal Revanna in sexual assault and rape case

India TV News  

Karnataka news: The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet against the former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna for rape and his father and MLA HD Revanna for sexual harassment. Chargesheet filed against Revanna The chargesheet is 2,144 pages against former JD MP Prajwal Revanna in the sexual assault case. Ahead of the second phase …

Bengaluru court rejects bail plea of former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna in rape case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru court rejects bail plea of former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna in rape case

India TV News  

Rape and sexual harassment case: The Special People Representative Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former JD MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual harassment in multiple cases. Another FIR registered against Prajwal Revanna Another FIR has been filed against former MP Revanna on charges of sexual harassment, stalking, and criminal intimidation, …

Prajwal Revanna sexual assault case: Special Court rejects bail plea of former Hassan MP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prajwal Revanna sexual assault case: Special Court rejects bail plea of former Hassan MP

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Special Court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition filed by former Hassan Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna in connection with a sexual harassment case registered against him at Holenarasipura town police station in Hassan district. Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat, Special for the trial of cases against sitting and former MPs/MLAs, pronounced the order rejecting the bail petition of …

Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj booked in sexual assault case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj booked in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Karanataka police have filed a case against Janata Dal leader Suraj Revanna, the brother of suspended JD MP Prajwal Revanna, on sexual assault charges after a party worker filed a complaint against him, police officers familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Prajwal Revanna's elder brother Suraj Revanna, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to officers, the case against Suraj …

Prajwal sent in SIT custody till June 24
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prajwal sent in SIT custody till June 24

Hindustan Times  

Special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru granted the special investigation team of Karnataka Police five days’ custody of former Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna on Wednesday. Prajwal, who is already facing two other sexual assault charges, is now under SIT custody until June 24 to facilitate the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a JD worker in Hassan …

Rape-accused Prajwal Revanna remanded to SIT custody for six days
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape-accused Prajwal Revanna remanded to SIT custody for six days

The Hindu  

The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court remanded Prajwal Revanna, Hassan MP accused in several sexual harassment cases, to Special Investigation Team custody for six days. Soon after his arrival from Munich to Bengaluru in the wee hours of Friday, the Special Investigation Team women’s team arrested him and escorted him to CID headquarters in the city. The 33-year-old Mr. …

Prajwal Revanna sex scandal: Another rape case against JD(S) MP
8 months ago

Prajwal Revanna sex scandal: Another rape case against JD(S) MP

The Hindu  

It has now come to light that the Special Investigation Team, probing alleged multiple instances of sexual abuse by Prajwal Revanna, has invoked Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code for rape against the “absconding” Hassan MP in the first FIR registered against him on April 28, a day after he flew out of the country to Germany. Two other …

Rape Accused Has No Right To Demand In-Camera Hearing : Supreme Court Dismisses Tarun Tejpal's Plea
2 years, 1 month ago

Rape Accused Has No Right To Demand In-Camera Hearing : Supreme Court Dismisses Tarun Tejpal's Plea

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Monday, dismissed Journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea for in-camera hearing in rape case appeal.Tejpal, co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka Magazine was accused of forcing himself on his junior colleague inside an elevator of the Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, Goa on November 7 and 8, 2013, during. Supreme Court …

Goa: 12 Year-Old Russian Girl Sexually Assaulted, Raped By Resort Staffer. Accused Arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Goa: 12 Year-Old Russian Girl Sexually Assaulted, Raped By Resort Staffer. Accused Arrested

ABP News  

New Delhi: A man was arrested by the Goa Police from his hometown in Karnataka for allegedly sexually assaulting and raping a 12 year-old Russian girl at a resort in North Goa’s Arambol where he worked as a room attendant, said an official, reported by news agency PTI. The woman complained that her minor daughter was sexually assaulted in the …

Bombay HC admits Goa govt's plea challenging acquittal of Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC admits Goa govt's plea challenging acquittal of Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case

Firstpost  

The sessions court had last year acquitted Tejpal of all charges, following which the state government filed a petition before the High Court challenging the order. Tejpal had challenged the maintainability of the application Panaji: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Saturday admitted the state government’s application challenging the acquittal of journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 …

Justice UU Lalit Recuses From Tarun Tejpal's Plea Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Justice UU Lalit Recuses From Tarun Tejpal's Plea Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In HC

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice UU Lalit on Monday recused from hearing the special leave petition filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal challenging the order passed by Bombay High Court rejecting his application moved under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings in-camera in the appeal proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case. The High Court had held that Section 327 …

Supreme Court judge recuses self from hearing journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea in sexual assault case
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court judge recuses self from hearing journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea in sexual assault case

Firstpost  

The acquittal of Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine by a sessions court in May 2021 was challenged in the Goa bench of the high court by the state government New Delhi: Supreme Court Judge Justice L Nageswara Rao on Friday recused himself from hearing the appeal of journalist Tarun Tejpal against the Bombay High Court’s order rejecting his plea …

Justice Nageswara Rao Recuses From Tarun Tejpal's Plea Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Justice Nageswara Rao Recuses From Tarun Tejpal's Plea Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In HC

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao on Friday recused from hearing the special leave petition filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal challenging the order passed by Bombay High Court rejecting his application moved under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings in-camera in the appeal proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case.Justice Nageswara Rao told the. Supreme Court judge …

Supreme Court to hear Tarun Tejpal's plea for in-camera hearing in 2013 sexual assault case today
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Tarun Tejpal's plea for in-camera hearing in 2013 sexual assault case today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear an appeal filed by former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal against the Bombay high court's order rejecting a plea for an in-camera hearing of the proceedings challenging his acquittal in a 2013 sexual assault case. Last year in November, a Goa bench of the Bombay high court had rejected the application, in which Tejpal …

Journalist Tarun Tejpal Moves Supreme Court Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Journalist Tarun Tejpal Moves Supreme Court Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In High Court

Live Law  

Journalist Tarun Tejpal has moved the Supreme Court of India challenging Bombay High Court's order rejecting his application moved under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings through in-camera proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case.A Bench comprising Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai will hear the special leave petition tomorrow.Tejpal, co-founder and. Journalist Tarun Tejpal has moved …

Bombay High Court Rejects Tarun Tejpal's Plea For In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal
3 years, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Rejects Tarun Tejpal's Plea For In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday rejected an application moved by journalist Tarun Tejpal under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings through in-camera proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case. Submissions of Amit Desai for Tejpal Referring to Section 327 CrPC, senior advocate Amit Desai emphasized that it is a mandatory provision and that every proceeding …

Bombay High Court to virtually hear Goa government's plea challenging Tarun Tejpal's acquittal
3 years, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court to virtually hear Goa government's plea challenging Tarun Tejpal's acquittal

Firstpost  

The former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine had been accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague in 2013; in May, he was acquitted by a sessions court The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court will today hear virtually the Goa government’s appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a 2013 rape case. In all these years, several lawyers came to …

Bombay HC to hear plea challenging Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in rape case
3 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC to hear plea challenging Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in rape case

Hindustan Times  

The Goa bench of the Bombay high court will on Wednesday virtually hear the state government's appeal against the acquittal of journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 sexual assault case. The development comes as Tejpal opposed the Goa government's plea challenging his acquittal in the case, and also requested an ‘in-camera’ hearing to keep the court proceedings private. Last month, …

'Pat the back of an alleged rapist': Manish Tewari, Priyanka Chaturvedi fight on Twitter over Tarun Tejpal case
3 years, 4 months ago

'Pat the back of an alleged rapist': Manish Tewari, Priyanka Chaturvedi fight on Twitter over Tarun Tejpal case

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Manish Tewari and Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi engaged in a bitter battle on Twitter over Tarun Tejpal, which took an ugly turn as the senior Congress leader wrote that he will be anguished to take his former colleague to the court. The Twitter war of words went on with Manish Tewari posting a screenshot of Priyanka Chaturvedi …

Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case To August 10
3 years, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case To August 10

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned to August 10th the appeal against acquittal of Journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case by a fast track court in Mapusa, Goa. A Bench of Justices MS Sonak and MS Jawalkar decided to adjourn the matter after Senior Advocate Amit Desai appearing for Tejpal informed the Court that the instructing Counsel Mr Ankur …

SC Closes Plea on Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Tejpal, Says Court Rendered Verdict
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Closes Plea on Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Tejpal, Says Court Rendered Verdict

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday closed the case related to extension of time after noting that a trial court in Goa has completed the trial by rendering acquittal verdict in the sexual assault case against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal. On May 21, a trial court of Mapusa town of Goa acquitted Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of the Tehelka magazine, …

Sexual assault case: HC to hear Goa govt's appeal against Tarun Tejpal's acquittal on July 29
3 years, 6 months ago

Sexual assault case: HC to hear Goa govt's appeal against Tarun Tejpal's acquittal on July 29

India TV News  

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned till July 29 an appeal filed by the Goa government against the acquittal of journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case. A division bench of Justices M S Sonak and M S Jawalkar allowed the government to amend their appeal and serve a copy of the same along …

Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case Till July 29
3 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case Till July 29

Live Law  

Bombay High Court at Goa has adjourned the appeal against acquittal of Journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case by a fast track court in Mapusa, GoaSenior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Respondent submitted before the Court that he had not been supplied with an updated copy of the appeal. Bombay High Court at Goa has adjourned the appeal against …

Man held for sexually assaulting 12 women, used matrimonial sites to lure them
3 years, 7 months ago

Man held for sexually assaulting 12 women, used matrimonial sites to lure them

India Today  

The Navi Mumbai Police has arrested a 32-year-old mechanical engineer accused of sexually assaulting at least 12 women. The accused created several fake profiles on matrimonial websites to lure “highly educated women”, according to police officials. According to deputy commissioner of police Suresh Mengade, the accused would sexually assault women during these meetings. Even to book cab rides using Ola …

"The Judgement Appears To Provide a Manual On How Rape Victims Should Behave."Bombay High Court Issues Notice On State's Appeal Against Acquittal Of Tarun Tejpal In Rape Case
3 years, 7 months ago

"The Judgement Appears To Provide a Manual On How Rape Victims Should Behave."Bombay High Court Issues Notice On State's Appeal Against Acquittal Of Tarun Tejpal In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court issued notice to Tarun Tejpal, co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka Magazine in the State's appeal challenging his acquittal in the 2013 sexual assault case. Justice SC Gupte issued notice, returnable on June 24 and called for all papers and proceedings from the Sessions Court, till then.The court said a prima facie …

Tarun Tejpal Acquittal Judgment Coloured By Prejudice & Patriarchy; Focuses On Victim Blaming : Goa Govt In Appeal
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal Acquittal Judgment Coloured By Prejudice & Patriarchy; Focuses On Victim Blaming : Goa Govt In Appeal

Live Law  

The Goa Government has cited the trial court's lack of understanding of a rape victim's post-trauma behavior, using her past sexual history and education as legal bias against her but not using the same standards against the accused, and making observations driven by "patriarchy" as some of the grounds to challenge the judgment acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal. On Tejpal's Apology …

Tarun Tejpal Case: Dissecting Evidence Beyond The Language Of Sexism
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal Case: Dissecting Evidence Beyond The Language Of Sexism

News 18  

This is a case that had captured public attention in 2013 and the years that have followed due to the high-profile nature of the accused and the seriousness of the allegations made. Tejpal denied all allegations, admitting only to engaging in a sexually colored conversation with the complainant on the night of the alleged crime, something that he described as …

The regressive mindset behind the Tarun Tejpal judgment
3 years, 7 months ago

The regressive mindset behind the Tarun Tejpal judgment

Hindustan Times  

When the trial of Tarun Tejpal finally began six years after a junior colleague accused him of sexual crimes, including rape, questions put to the woman were so incendiary that she had to ask the Bombay High Court to restrain Tejpal’s lawyers from asking irrelevant and — following the 2013 rape law amendment — illegal questions. Despite that, many of …

A memo on the perfect victimhood
3 years, 7 months ago

A memo on the perfect victimhood

Live Mint  

Tarun Tejpal was acquitted last week of several charges relating to his alleged sexual assault of a journalist colleague during a 2013 conference in Goa. Reconstructing the sequence of events in the Farooqui case, the court suggested why the accused may have misread the accuser’s feelings: “The history of intimacy and the unabashed liking/attraction of the prosecutrix towards the appellant …

Tarun Tejpal rape case: Remove references to complainant's identity in judgment, Bombay HC slams Goa trial court
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal rape case: Remove references to complainant's identity in judgment, Bombay HC slams Goa trial court

Firstpost  

The Solicitor General told the HC that the observations made in the judgement and most of the findings with regard to the prosecutrix were “astonishing” The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed a sessions court, which acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case, to redact the references to the identity of the complainant and her …

Breaking: Bombay High Court Directs Trial Court To Redact References On Victim's Identity In Tarun Tejpal Judgment
3 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Bombay High Court Directs Trial Court To Redact References On Victim's Identity In Tarun Tejpal Judgment

Live Law  

A Vacation Bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa has directed the District and Sessions Court trying the Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case to redact the victim's identity while uploading the acquittal order on its website. In her 527-page judgement, Special Judge Kshama Joshi extensively commented on the woman's non-rape victim like behaviour and faulty investigation to grant Tejpal …

‘No template of apt behaviour after assault’: Experts on Tarun Tejpal verdict
3 years, 7 months ago

‘No template of apt behaviour after assault’: Experts on Tarun Tejpal verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Mapusa sessions court acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal, who was being tried for raping a junior colleague, and contended that the survivor’s account “neither demonstrates any kind of normative behaviour on her own part that a prosecutrix of sexual assault on consecutive two nights might plausibly show, nor does it demonstrate any such behaviour on the part of the accused.” …

Top editor acquitted in major India rape case after judge says alleged victim ‘didn’t act traumatised’
3 years, 7 months ago

Top editor acquitted in major India rape case after judge says alleged victim ‘didn’t act traumatised’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to The Indian Express, additional sessions judge Kshama …

Photos Showed Her To Be Cheerful, Not Traumatized, No 'Rape-Victim' Behaviour : Goa Court In Tarun Tejpal Case
3 years, 7 months ago

Photos Showed Her To Be Cheerful, Not Traumatized, No 'Rape-Victim' Behaviour : Goa Court In Tarun Tejpal Case

Live Law  

Seen at late-night parties, smiling in pictures on subsequent days are some of the observations made by the fast-track court in Goa about the victim, to hold that she did not "demonstrate" a rape victim behaviour. "The photos show the prosecutrix to be absolutely cheerful and with a smile on her face and not disturbed, reserved, terrified or traumatised in …

'Most Neutral Evidence' Destroyed, Woman 'Neither Traumatised Nor Terrorised': Court in Tarun Tejpal Case
3 years, 7 months ago

'Most Neutral Evidence' Destroyed, Woman 'Neither Traumatised Nor Terrorised': Court in Tarun Tejpal Case

News 18  

In the Tarun Tejpal case, the additional sessions court in its judgment held that Goa police destroyed “clear proof of evidence” by not producing the CCTV footage of the first floor of the five-star hotel in which the Tehelka founder-editor allegedly raped a woman, even though the investigation officer “viewed” the footage. According to a report by Times of India, …

Goa court gives benefit of doubt to Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case, finds fault with probe
3 years, 7 months ago

Goa court gives benefit of doubt to Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case, finds fault with probe

Firstpost  

In the 500-page order, the court has observed that the Investigating Officer did not conduct investigation on vital points of the eight-year-old case Panaji: A trial court in Goa gave the benefit of the doubt to journalist Tarun Tejpal while acquitting him in a sexual assault case and observed that there was no evidence to support the allegations made by …

Goa Govt Challenges Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal in Sexual Assault Case in HC
3 years, 7 months ago

Goa Govt Challenges Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal in Sexual Assault Case in HC

News 18  

The Goa government on Tuesday challenged the acquittal by a sessions court of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case in the Bombay High Court. On May 21, a sessions court in Goa had acquitted Tejpal of the charge of sexually assaulting a former woman colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in the state …

Breaking: Goa Govt. Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case
3 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Goa Govt. Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Goa government on Tuesday challenged the acquittal by a sessions court of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case in the Bombay High Court.On May 21, a sessions court in Goa had acquitted Tejpal of the charge of sexually assaulting a former woman colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in the state in …

What Goa court's acquittal of Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case could mean for Tehelka's former editor-in-chief
3 years, 7 months ago

What Goa court's acquittal of Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case could mean for Tehelka's former editor-in-chief

Firstpost  

In 2006, influential British publication The Guardian named Tarun Tejpal as one of “India’s elite”, for being a ‘pioneer of a brand of sting journalism which has transformed Indian media’. In 2013, as editor-in-chief of investigative news magazine Tehelka, Tejpal was in jail, accused of rape and repeated sexual assault by a young female colleague at a company conclave in …

Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal Likely to Deter Other Victims from Reporting Sexual Assault Cases: Activists
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal Likely to Deter Other Victims from Reporting Sexual Assault Cases: Activists

News 18  

Several women’s rights activists on Friday questioned the grounds on which journalist Tarun Tejpal was acquitted in a rape case and said the Goa court’s verdict would deter other women from coming forward to report cases of sexual assault and abuse. Some of the activists pointed out that Tejpal had himself admitted to attempting to assault the woman and tendered …

Goa Govt to Move HC Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal in Rape Case: CM Pramod Sawant
3 years, 7 months ago

Goa Govt to Move HC Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal in Rape Case: CM Pramod Sawant

News 18  

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state government will challenge in the high court journalist Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a 2013 rape case by a district court here. A sessions court at Mapusa on Friday acquitted Tejpal of sexually assaulting his former female colleague in an elevator of a five star resort in Goa. We will challenge …

Indian court acquits prominent journalist of rape charge
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian court acquits prominent journalist of rape charge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian trial court on …

Did Tarun Tejpal keep his statement ready 2 days ago? What we know
3 years, 7 months ago

Did Tarun Tejpal keep his statement ready 2 days ago? What we know

Op India  

Tarun Tejpal, the founder and former editor-in-chief of ‘Tehelka’ has been acquitted today after the sessions court in Goa quashed all the charges filed against him in the rape case. Statement from the Tejpal family: pic.twitter.com/A48jgednyS — Smita May 21, 2021 Though the document released bore today’s date, i.e May 21st, a closer look reveals that the date on the …

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges
3 years, 7 months ago

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: A sessions court in Goa on Friday acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting a former female colleague. Additional sessions judge Kshama Joshi acquitted Tejpal, who was present in the court along with his family members when the judgment was pronounced around 10.45 am. A detailed order about it will be made available later in the day, advocate Suhas …

Tarun Tejpal, former Tehelka editor, acquitted in rape case after 8 years
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal, former Tehelka editor, acquitted in rape case after 8 years

India Today  

The District and Sessions Court at Mapusa in North Goa on Friday acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case. The former Tehelka editor-in-chief, Tarun Tejpal was accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013. In 2019, the Supreme Court quashed a plea filed by Tarun Tejpal and …

Journalist Tarun Tejpal Acquitted In 2013 Rape Case
3 years, 7 months ago

Journalist Tarun Tejpal Acquitted In 2013 Rape Case

Live Law  

Tarun Tejpal, the founder and former editor-in-chief of 'Tehelka has been acquitted of all charges in in the sexual assault and rape case of a junior colleague by the District and Sessions Court at Mapusa, Goa. The next day, in a long email, Tejpal sent a formal apology to the victim in which he said, "I apologise unconditionally for the …

Tarun Tejpal acquitted in rape case: What was the case about?
3 years, 7 months ago

Tarun Tejpal acquitted in rape case: What was the case about?

India Today  

Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of investigative tabloid Tehelka, was on Friday acquitted by the District and Sessions Court at Mapusa in North Goa in a 2013 sexual assault case. Read: Tarun Tejpal, former Tehelka editor, acquitted in rape case after 8 years The case against Tarun Tejpal Tejpal was accused by a female colleague of sexual assault in an elevator …

Verdict in Rape Case Against Tarun Tejpal Adjourned Till May 21
3 years, 7 months ago

Verdict in Rape Case Against Tarun Tejpal Adjourned Till May 21

News 18  

A sessions court in Goa, which was expected to pronounce the verdict in the Tarun Tejpal case on Wednesday, adjourned the matter till May 21. The additional district court was to pronounce the verdict on April 27, but judge Kshama Joshi had then adjourned the verdict to May 12. The court had then said it will pronounce the verdict in …

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