# Bombay HC Convicts Tarun Tejpal, Awards 10 Years in Prison 2026-08-06T21:30:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape and sexual assault case, overturning his 2021 acquittal by a Mapusa trial court. The Goa bench sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines totalling Rs 10.1 lakh, payable to the survivor. Tejpal has said he will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court and has four weeks to surrender. In its 81-page judgment, the bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit S Jamsandekar called the acquittal “perverse”. It rejected the idea that a survivor must behave like a “perfect victim”, and found her testimony reliable and supported by other evidence. The court also criticised invasive cross-examination focused on her personal life, and considered apology emails and CCTV footage from outside the hotel lift. ## Coverage - rediff.com - rediff.com - telanganatoday.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Bombay High Court, Goa, sexual assault case, Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-high-court-convicts-tarun-tejpal-sentences-him-to-10-years-4/ 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-4/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.