The Bombay high court at Goa admitted the appeal by the state government, and a notice has been issued to Tarun Tejpal. The matter will be heard on June 24.
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The Bombay High Court has issued a notice to journalist Tarun Tejpal over an appeal filed by the Goa government challenging his recent acquittal in the 2013 rape case.
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 survivor's post-trauma behaviour.
Panaji, Jun 2
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the sessions court's judgement acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case was like a "manual for rape victi