Sessions courtroom judgment in Tarun Tejpal case on March 27
The District and Sessions Court at Mapusa in North Goa is predicted to pronounce its judgment within the trial of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of raping a girl in 2013, on March 27.
Tejpal is going through trial in a November 2013 case by which the girl had accused him of sexually assaulting her inside a carry in a five-star resort in Goa throughout an occasion. Tejpal, who was arrested on November 30, 2013, was later launched on bail and had contested the allegations in courtroom.
Tejpal faces fees underneath IPC Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (assault or legal pressure with intent to outrage modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354B (assault or use of legal pressure to girl with intent to disrobe), 376 (2)(f) (particular person in place of authority over girls, committing rape) and 376(2)(okay) (rape by particular person in place of management).
Special public prosecutor Francisco Tavora confirmed that the case has been listed for judgment on March 27.
Additional Sessions Judge Shama Joshi is predicted to ship the decision. In the occasion that Tejpal is convicted, the courtroom could hear the prosecution and defence arguments over the quantum of sentence.
In the trial held in-camera, the prosecution examined 71 witnesses and cross-examined 5 defence witnesses. The case of the prosecution primarily rested on the assertion of the sufferer, a few of her colleagues and digital proof together with e-mails and WhatsApp messages.
In February 2014, the Goa Police Crime Branch filed a 2,846-page chargesheet towards Tejpal that was divided into 12 volumes, and included the statements of 152 witnesses.
The examination-in-chief of the sufferer, the prosecution’s first witness, was held in courtroom by the prosecution in March 2018. The trial recommenced in October 2019 after Tejpal moved the High Court of Bombay at Goa after which the Supreme Court for quashing of the costs towards him, pleas that had been turned down by each courts.
In October 2020, the Supreme Court had prolonged the time to finish the trial till March 30. Delays had been additionally brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, throughout which some witnesses had been additionally examined over video conferencing after September 2, 2020.
