The Bombay High Court on Thursday sentenced former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in the 2013 rape case, following his conviction earlier this week.
A Division Bench of Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale and Justice Amit Jamsandekar imposed 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(k) of the Indian Penal Code. The Court further sentenced Tejpal to one year’s imprisonment under Section 354A and two years’ imprisonment under Section 354B.
The Bench directed that all the sentences shall run concurrently. The Court also granted Tejpal two weeks’ time to surrender before the Goa Police to serve his sentence.
The sentencing comes after the High Court reversed the trial court’s acquittal and held Tejpal guilty in the case arising out of allegations that he sexually assaulted a junior colleague during an event in Goa in 2013.