Supreme Court dismisses Tarun Tejpal’s plea, directs him to surrender within three weeks

Tejpal’s appeal will be heard once the certificate of his surrender was filed in the Supreme Court, on or before September 22, 2026, the Bench says

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on August 6 convicted Tarun Tejpal and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for raping a former colleague in 2013, overturning his 2021 acquittal in the case.

Supreme Court denies relief to Tarun TejpalNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 Goa sexual assault case.The direction comes after Tejpal challenged the Bombay high court's August 6 judgment, which overturned his acq