SC dismisses Tejpal plea in rape case, verdict expected in 6 months

. Because Supreme Court on Monday has dismissed his plea to grant him relief and ordered Mapusa court to finish the trial in next six month. The next hearing is on 23^rd September.

 India’s one-time celebrity mediaman Tarun Tejpal was charged by his junior journalist colleague of rape and sexual harassment during a ThinkFest held in Goa in 2013.

Following his arrest and release on bail, he was charged by the trial court of Mapusa in 2017. But he had later approached the Supreme Court with a plea to grant him relief in the case. But the apex court on Monday refused to accept his plea.

In fact a bench headed by Justice Arun Misra said that sexual assault is a serious offence and trial in such cases should not be delayed any more.