Tarun Tejpal

Tarun Tejpal, a former magazine editor, was convicted of rape by the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court. The court found him guilty under legal sections pertaining to rape and sexual harassment, overturning a previous 2021 acquittal. The offence occurred in November 2013, when Tejpal sexually assaulted a former colleague in a lift during a conference in Goa.

Following the conviction, the court sentenced Tejpal to 10 years in prison. Additionally, he was ordered to pay fines amounting to more than 1mn rupees. Tejpal, who has denied the allegations throughout the proceedings, indicated his intention to appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court.

This conviction follows a long-running legal process that began with his arrest in 2013. While a sessions court initially cleared him of all charges in 2021, the Goa government successfully appealed that decision, leading to the current outcome at the High Court.