Journalist Tarun Tejpal Moves Supreme Court, Seeks In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal
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Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of 'Tehelka' magazine, was accused of sexually assaulting his woman colleague in the lift of a five-star hotel.
Journalist Tarun Tejpal today moved the Supreme Court seeking an in-camera hearing of the rape case appeal after his plea was rejected by the Bombay High Court where he had argued that the identity of the accused is just as important to protect in his case.
His plea will be heard tomorrow by a bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai.
On November 24 last year, the Bombay HC had rejected his plea seeking an in-camera hearing of the proceedings that challenge his acquittal in the 2013 rape case. Mr Tejpal had argued that the identity of the accused in an appeal against the acquittal is equally important to be protected like that of the victim
Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of 'Tehelka' magazine, was accused of sexually assaulting his woman colleague in the lift of a five-star hotel in Goa in November 2013. In May 2021, he was acquitted by a sessions court in Goa.
