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A vacation bench of Justice S C Gupte was hearing an appeal filed by the Goa government, challenging the May 21 judgement passed by sessions judge Kshama Joshi acquitting Tejpal in the case.
Amend victim references in Tejpal judgement in 3 days: HC to Goa court
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Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal. . Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, May 27 : The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Thursday directed the Additional District and Sessions Court in North Goa to rewrite references which revealed the identity of sexual assault victim.
In its 527 page order the sessions court on May 21 acquitted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal from charges of rape levelled against him by a junior colleague in 2013.
The High Court s single bench of Justice SC Gupte said that the alterations to the judgement should be made in three days, before the order is uploaded to the court s online portal for public viewing.
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed a sessions court, which recently acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, to redact all references in its judgement that disclose the survivor's identity.
The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Thursday directed the Additional District and Sessions Court in North Goa to rewrite references which reveal the identity of the victim in its 527 page order that on May 21 acquitted former Tehelka .