Tarun Tejpal case | Judgment in Tejpal case a huge setback, says Network of Women in Media
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June 05, 2021 23:46 IST
The court has put the victim on trial, persistently shaming and discrediting her, says women journalists network
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The court has put the victim on trial, persistently shaming and discrediting her, says women journalists network
Tehelka magazine, who was charged, in 2013, of the rape, unlawful confinement and sexual harassment of a young woman journalist working at the magazine, is a grave miscarriage of justice and a massive setback for the Indian women’s rights movement and the safety of working women in particular, the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) said.
Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges; state to challenge verdict
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Mumbai: A sessions court in Mapusa, Goa has acquitted the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal, 58, in a sexual harassment and rape case filed by his colleague in 2013.
Public Prosecutor Francisco Tavera said the state was âseriously aggrievedâ by the judgment and would be challenging it.
Tejpal faced trial under IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-B (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 376(2)(f) (person in a position of authority over women, committing rape) and 376(2)k) (rape by a person in a position of control). The Goa crime branch had filed a charge sheet against Tejpal, who has been out on bail since May 2014.