Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in 2013 sexual assault case

Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal | Photo Credit: AFP The Bombay High Court on Thursday (August 6, 2026) convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal on charges of rape in a 2013 sexual assault case and set aside a sessions court order acquitting him.A Bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar of the HC’s Goa Bench awarded him 10 years prison sentence and gave him two weeks time to surrender.Tarun Tejpal case - a timelineTejpal has been convicted under sections 376 (2)(f) (person who is a guardian or in a position of trust or authority rapes a woman), 354 (a) (sexual harassment) and 354 (b) (using criminal force on a woman with an intent to disrobe her) of the Indian Penal Code.Issues of sexual assault: the Tehelka caseUnder section 376, Tejpal faces a minimum punishment of ten