The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 25) dismissed journalist and former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s plea seeking exemption from surrendering after the Bombay High Court convicted him and sentenced him to 10 years in jail in a 2013 case on charges of rape, sexual harassment and use of criminal force against a woman who was his junior colleague at the time.
A bench headed by Justice Alok Aradhe instead directed Tejpal to surrender within two weeks. The bench listed his appeal challenging his conviction and sentence for another hearing on September 22, subject to the filing of the surrender certificate.
