# Bombay High Court Convicts Tarun Tejpal, Orders 10-Year Jail Term 2026-08-06T17:35:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday overturned Tarun Tejpal’s 2021 acquittal and sentenced the former Tehelka editor to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a hotel elevator during a 2013 Goa event. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10.21 lakh, payable to the survivor. The sentences under three IPC sections will run concurrently. Tejpal, 62, must surrender within four weeks and plans to challenge the conviction in the Supreme Court, Greater Kashmir reports. The court called the trial judgment perverse and said it relied on stereotypes about how a survivor should behave. It criticised the defence’s focus on her private life and held that her testimony was reliable and consistent. IndiaTV News reports that Tejpal called himself a political victim and described the sentence as politically motivated. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com - indiatvnews.com - indiatoday.in - timesnownews.com - greaterkashmir.com Tags: Bombay High Court, court verdict, sexual assault case, Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-high-court-convicts-tarun-tejpal-sentences-him-to-10-years-3/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-high-court-convicts-tarun-tejpal-sentences-him-to-10-years-3/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.