{"id":218366,"date":"2019-08-19T15:54:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=218366"},"modified":"2019-08-19T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:24:10","slug":"sc-rejects-tarun-tejpals-plea-for-quashing-sexual-assault-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/08\/19\/sc-rejects-tarun-tejpals-plea-for-quashing-sexual-assault-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"SC rejects Tarun Tejpal&#8217;s plea for quashing sexual assault charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court<\/strong>: The bench of Arun Mishra and MR Shah, JJ has refused to quash the charges against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka Magazine, in the 2013 sexual assault case registered by his former junior colleague. The Court also directed that the trial is to be concluded in a period of six months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court passed the order on Tejpal&#8217;s plea which quashing of charges against him framed by a trial court in Goa. Claiming innocence, Vikas Singh, senior lawyer and former Additional Solicitor General appeared for Tarun Tejpal in the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tejpal, a veteran journalist, was accused of sexual assault by a female colleague in November 2013. He was arrested on November 30, 2013, and is currently on bail. 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