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Supreme Court seeks response on Tejpal appeal
The Hindu··1d ago
The Supreme Court on September 25 sought Goa Police's response on Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his conviction and 10-year sentence. Justices M. M. Sundresh and P. B. Varale also issued notice on a Goa plea seeking a longer sentence. The Bombay High Court on August 6 convicted him in a November 2013 rape case. Tejpal surrendered on September 14.
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What It Means For You
- Tejpal's challenge to the August 6 Bombay High Court conviction is now before the Supreme Court.
- Goa's plea seeking enhancement of the 10-year sentence is also before the same Bench.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal asked that Tejpal's bail plea be heard, citing the High Court reversal.
What's Happening
- The Bench said it will fix a specific date for hearing the matter.
- On August 25, the Supreme Court directed Tejpal to surrender within three weeks.
- He surrendered before a Goa court on September 14 to serve the sentence.
The conviction timeline
- The Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal on August 6 for the November 2013 case in Goa.
- The High Court overturned a trial court acquittal from five years earlier.
- The Times of India reported he was sent to Central Jail at Colvale in North Goa.
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