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Crime
Rape convict Tarun Tejpal challenges 10‑yr sentence in Supreme Court, Goa seeks harsher punishment
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 21 Aug 2026, 07:03 AM
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Tarun Tejpal, convicted of rape, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to overturn his ten‑year imprisonment, while the Goa government has asked the court for a harsher penalty.
Tarun Tejpal, a media figure convicted of rape, was sentenced to ten years in prison by a lower court. He has now approached the Supreme Court, filing a petition seeking to set aside the conviction and the term of imprisonment.
The petition argues that the trial process was flawed and that the punishment is disproportionate. The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing, and a decision is awaited.
The state government of Goa, where the crime was investigated, has submitted a separate plea urging the apex court to impose a stricter punishment, contending that the gravity of the offence warrants a longer term.
No further details have been released, and both parties await the court's ruling.
The petition argues that the trial process was flawed and that the punishment is disproportionate. The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing, and a decision is awaited.
The state government of Goa, where the crime was investigated, has submitted a separate plea urging the apex court to impose a stricter punishment, contending that the gravity of the offence warrants a longer term.
No further details have been released, and both parties await the court's ruling.