The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the sessions court's judgment acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case was like a "manual for rape victims" as it goes into how a victim should respond in such cases.
Tejpal Case: HC Asks Lower Court to Redact Womanâs Personal Details From Judgment
Appearing for the Goa government, solicitor general Tushar Mehta, told the Goa bench of the Bombay high court that observations made in the judgment and most of the findings with regard to the victim were astonishing .
Tarun Tejpal. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Hearing the appeal filed by the Goa government, the Goa bench of the Bombay high court on Thursday directed the sessions court which acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges to redact all references in its judgment which could disclose the victim’s identity before uploading it on the court’s website.
Read more about Goa govt files appeal in Bombay HC against verdict in Tarun Tejpal case on Business Standard. The Goa government on Tuesday filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal s acquittal verdict in an alleged sexual assault case
Read more about Goa court to pronounce verdict in journalist Tarun Tejpal case on May 21 on Business Standard. The former Tehelka editor-in-chief is accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013