{"id":60741,"date":"2021-06-29T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=60741"},"modified":"2021-06-29T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T09:39:00","slug":"sc-closes-plea-on-trial-in-sexual-assault-case-against-tejpal-says-court-rendered-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-closes-plea-on-trial-in-sexual-assault-case-against-tejpal-says-court-rendered-verdict","title":{"rendered":"SC closes plea on trial in sexual assault case against Tejpal, says court rendered verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"50965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-dismisses-tejpal-plea-seeking-quashing-rape-charges\/tarun-tejpal-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?fit=647%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"647,404\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tarun tejpal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?fit=640%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-50965\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?resize=640%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?w=647&amp;ssl=1 647w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/tarun-tejpal.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court on Monday closed the case related to extension of time after noting that a trial court in Goa has completed the trial by rendering acquittal verdict in the sexual assault case against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal.<\/p>\n<p>On May 21, a trial court of Mapusa town of Goa acquitted Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of the Tehelka magazine, in the case where he was accused of sexually assaulting his then woman colleague in a lift of a five-star hotel in Goa in November 2013 when they were attending an event. The state has also filed an appeal in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court, in October last year, had extended till March 31, 2021 the time for completing trial in the sexual assault case at the request of the trial judge.<\/p>\n<p>The Goa government had also earlier moved the top court seeking extension of time to complete the trial.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The trial is concluded, Now, no order is required (on extension),&#8221; a bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, Vineet Saran and M R Shah said while closing the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Monday closed the case related to extension of time after noting that a trial court in Goa has completed the trial by rendering acquittal verdict in the sexual assault case against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal. 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