Read more about Bombay HC to hear appeal against Tejpal s acquittal in rape case on May 27 on Business Standard. The vacation bench of the Bombay HC at Goa will hear the state government s petition challenging the acquittal of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case on May 27
Acquitting Tejpal, Goa Court Faults Both Police Investigation and Woman s Behaviour
The trial court held that the complainant âdid not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviourâ that a victim of sexual assault âmight plausibly showâ.
Tarun Tejpal. Photo: Reuters
New Delhi: In its judgment acquitting former
Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of rape charges, a Goa court found several faults with the police’s investigation of the complaint but also made controversial remarks regarding the woman’s behaviour, saying it was not indicative of sexual assault.
Additional sessions judge Kshama Joshi had acquitted Tejpal on May 21, but the 527-page verdict became available only on Tuesday.
She didn t show normative behaviour of a sexual assault victim : Court questions conduct of victim while acquitting Tarun Tejpal
The judge also ruled out the claim that the victim was traumatised and took into account messages sent by her to the accused even after the alleged incident.
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PANAJI: A sessions court in Goa while acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case questioned the complainant woman s conduct, holding that she did not exhibit any kind of normative behaviour such as trauma and shock which a victim of sexual assault might show.
In her 527-page judgment delivered on May 21, which was made available late Tuesday night, sessions court judge Kshama Joshi said the victim s actions such as proactively sending messages to the accused about her location in the aftermath of the alleged sexual assault did not support her narrative of extreme implausibility .
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Panaji, May 26 (IANS) Shoddy police investigation right from the word go and the failure of the prosecution to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt led to the acquittal of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Additional District and Sessions judge North Goa Kshama Joshi said in her 500 page plus judgement.
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Photo Credit: IANS
IANSLive
Panaji, May 26 (IANS) Shoddy police investigation right from the word go and the failure of the prosecution to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt led to the acquittal of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Additional District and Sessions judge North Goa Kshama Joshi said in her 500 page plus judgement.
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