Article by Darshana Jamindar
Today, Supreme Court has granted bail to Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case. Accused has assured of not tampering evidence or threatening witness. Goa government had rejected interim bail to Tejpal.
He was earlier granted interim bail on May 19 for three weeks to enable him rituals of his mother, who had died on May 18. Tejpal has been chargesheeted for allegedly raping, sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of a junior colleague during an event held at a hotel in Goa in November last year. Tejpal was arrested on November 30, 2013 .He has been accused of sexually assaulting the victim on November 7 and repeating the offence the next day. Before being released on interim bail, he was lodged at Sada sub-jail in Goa’s Vasco town.
