# Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal of rape, calls earlier judgment ‘perverse’ 2026-08-10T08:52:43+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bombay High Court on Thursday overturned Tarun Tejpal's 2021 acquittal on rape charges and sentenced the former Tehelka editor to 10 years in jail. Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar called the trial court's 527-page judgment "perverse" for using stereotypes about how a rape survivor should behave. The case dates back to 2013, when a woman journalist accused Tejpal of rape in a Goa hotel elevator during a conference. Tejpal has said he will appeal. The verdict comes as a separate handbook on gender-sensitive judgments, released in 2026, urges courts to abandon patriarchal terms like "prosecutrix" and to treat survivors with dignity. In a separate case, ex-Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Singh was acquitted after four women wrestlers accused him of sexual harassment; three of them turned hostile during the trial. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: #MeToo, Bombay High Court, justice for survivors, rape conviction, Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka case Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-overturns-tejpal-acquittal-convicts-ex-editor-of-rape/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-overturns-tejpal-acquittal-convicts-ex-editor-of-rape/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.