New Delhi: The Bombay High Magistrate today convicted the founder of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, in the specimen of the rape single-minded by him in 2013. This is in connection with the order passed by the Goa Sessions Magistrate that acquitted him of the said offence. The High Magistrate has convicted him and imposed upon him a sentence of 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment for this offence single-minded by him in the month of November 2013.
What has the magistrate said?
The seat comprising Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar held on Thursday said that Tarun Tejpal was guilty of committing rape and sexual harassment under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(k) and Sections 354 A and 354 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
"We have set whispered the judgment and order and convicted Tejpal," said the Bombay High Court.
Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal convicted for rape and outraging modesty of woman pic.twitter.com/5hB0mUb6Jt
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 6, 2026A Seat of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar of the High Court’s Goa Seat awarded him 10 years prison sentence and gave him two weeks time to surrender.
#WATCH | Goa | Tehelka magazine Founder Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in the 2013 sexual thumping case
He says, "We are very much disappointed with the verdict. We believe that the vestige in the specimen has not been properly appreciated. We believe there is… pic.twitter.com/VX4pYxojQZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2026What does this specimen entail?
This specimen pertains to a complaint levelled versus Tejpal in connection with sexual thumping of his former junior colleague in the lift of a hotel in the Thinkfest in Goa during November 2013.
After Tejpal got respite in all the cases that were filed versus him in the lower court, the government of Goa filed an request specimen versus Tejpal in the High Magistrate last week. The specimen was put off in the High Magistrate last week pursuit the hearing of the arguments by Tushar Mehta, solicitor unstipulated and senior well-wisher Abad Ponda on behalf of Tejpal.
What did the government argue?
On behalf of the state government, Tushar Mehta presented the arguments. He said that the Sessions Magistrate had made a mistake by considering the complainant's policies based on some preconceived notion of how a woman assaulted sexually should act.
The Solicitor Unstipulated argued that there could be no universal standard for a sexual thumping victim's response, as it could vary depending on the individual's education, personality, social background, and circumstances.
