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Home / News / India News / SC rejects Tarun Tejpal's plea to cancel sexual harassment charges
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    SC rejects Tarun Tejpal's plea to cancel sexual harassment charges

    Shalini Ojha
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    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Aug 19, 2019, 12:53 pm
    SC rejects Tarun Tejpal's plea to cancel sexual harassment charges
  • The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by Tehelka magazine's founder Tarun Tejpal seeking quashing of sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by a former colleague.

    Calling the offense "morally abhorrent", a bench of the top court ordered Goa's lower court to preferably complete the trial within six months.

    The case dates back to 2013.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    A bit about the case and charges against Tejpal Why did you apologize if nothing happened: SC asked Tejpal Tejpal's lawyer questioned victim's allegations Singh's argument failed to cut ice with bench
  • The case

    A bit about the case and charges against Tejpal

  • Tejpal, a renowned journalist, is accused of sexually assaulting his junior at a Goa hotel in 2013.

    On November 30, 2013, he was arrested by the crime branch after his anticipatory bail was rejected by the court. He has been out on bail since May 2014.

    In 2017, Bombay High Court also refused to quash charges against Tejpal, prompting him to approach SC.

  • Hearing

    Why did you apologize if nothing happened: SC asked Tejpal

    Why did you apologize if nothing happened: SC asked Tejpal
  • A bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, and comprising Justices MR Shah and BR Gavai lamented the delay in the case.

    On August 6, while reserving its verdict on Tejpal's plea, the bench had asked why did he apologize to the victim if the charges leveled by her were untrue.

    "Something inappropriate must have happened," Justice Mishra had remarked.

  • Arguments

    Tejpal's lawyer questioned victim's allegations

    Tejpal's lawyer questioned victim's allegations
  • Senior lawyer Vikas Singh, who appeared for Tejpal, asked the court to assess the CCTV footage of the hotel. He argued the complainant "was the one who started it".

    "Her conduct does not support her statement that says she ran out of the lift. The footage shows no such attempt. Anybody can make allegations of this nature and get away," Singh said.

  • Details

    Singh's argument failed to cut ice with bench

  • Subsequently, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for Goa police, said, "The trial is yet to take place. There are ample materials in the form of contemporaneous emails."

    The bench also remarked that Singh's arguments aren't justified.

    "It is not at this stage. It (complaint) cannot be dismissed at this stage," the bench observed while reserving the order for Monday.

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