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Goa govt seeks retrial in Tarun Tejpal's case; cites trial court's observations SECTIONS Last Updated: Jun 01, 2021, 02:32 PM IST Share Synopsis The government said the trial court "considered the evidence given by defence witnesses as gospel truth, but at the same time discredited without any finding the evidence given by the victim and the prosecution witnesses". It also claimed that the trial court completely ignored the most telling piece of evidence in the case (the apology e-mail) "which established the guilt of the accused beyond a shadow of doubt". ANI On May 21, sessions judge Ksham...

Tarun Tejpal verdict ‘coloured by prejudice and patriarchy’, says Goa government in appeal to HC In its amended appeal, the state government said Tejpal was not subjected to such high standard of scrutiny as the complainant. Appealing against the acquittal of Tarun Tejpal, the founder-editor of Tehelka magazine who was accused of sexual assault and rape by a younger colleague, the Goa government has said that the trial court’s judgement is “coloured by prejudice and patriarchy”, Live Law reported on Monday. On May 21, Additional Sessions Judge Kshama Joshi at the Mapusa District ...

Goa government seeks retrial in Tejpal case; cites trial court's observations The appeal, filed before the HC's Goa bench, was amended this week to bring on record the judgement and to include further grounds against the acquittal of Tejpal. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI MUMBAI: The Goa government in its appeal before the Bombay High Court against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case said it was a fit case for retrial, citing the trial court's lack of understanding of a victim's post-trauma behaviour and censuring of her character. The appeal, filed before the HC's ...

Tarun Tejpal Judgment 'Coloured by Prejudice and Patriarchy': Goa Govt's Appeal The government has said that the case for a retrial is made out since the judge allowed "scandalous", "irrelevant" and "humiliating" questions to be asked of the complainant. Tarun Tejpal. Photo: PTI Women8 hours ago New Delhi: In its appeal of the sessions court judgment appealing Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a sexual assault case, the Goa government has said the lower court lacks understanding of a rape survivor’s trauma. The government’s appeal in the high court also states that the complainant’s sexu...

It also claimed that the trial court completely ignored the most telling piece of evidence in the case (the apology e-mail) "which established the guilt of the accused beyond a shadow of doubt".