Classes courtroom judgment in Tarun Tejpal case on March 27
The District and Classes Courtroom at Mapusa in North Goa is predicted to pronounce its judgment within the trial of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of raping a lady in 2013, on March 27.
Tejpal is dealing with trial in a November 2013 case during which the girl had accused him of sexually assaulting her within a boost in a five-star resort in Goa all the way through an match. Tejpal, who used to be arrested on November 30, 2013, used to be later launched on bail and had contested the allegations in courtroom.
Tejpal faces fees beneath IPC Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (attack or felony power with intent to outrage modesty), 354A (grownup harassment), 354B (attack or use of felony power to girl with intent to disrobe), 376 (2)(f) (particular person in place of authority over girls, committing rape) and 376(2)(okay) (rape through particular person in place of regulate).
Particular public prosecutor Francisco Tavora showed that the case has been indexed for judgment on March 27.
Further Classes Pass judgement on Shama Joshi is predicted to ship the decision. Within the match that Tejpal is convicted, the courtroom would possibly pay attention the prosecution and defence arguments over the quantum of sentence.
Within the trial held in-camera, the prosecution tested 71 witnesses and cross-examined 5 defence witnesses. The case of the prosecution basically rested at the commentary of the sufferer, a few of her colleagues and digital proof together with e-mails and WhatsApp messages.
In February 2014, the Goa Police Crime Department filed a 2,846-page chargesheet towards Tejpal that used to be divided into 12 volumes, and incorporated the statements of 152 witnesses.
The examination-in-chief of the sufferer, the prosecution’s first witness, used to be held in courtroom through the prosecution in March 2018. The trial recommenced in October 2019 after Tejpal moved the Top Courtroom of Bombay at Goa after which the Very best Courtroom for quashing of the costs towards him, pleas that have been became down through each courts.
In October 2020, the Very best Courtroom had prolonged the time to finish the trial till March 30. Delays have been additionally brought about through the Covid-19 pandemic, all the way through which some witnesses have been additionally tested over video conferencing after September 2, 2020.
