'Tarun Tejpal Punishment Inadequate': Goa's 'Life Term' Plea In Supreme Court
The Goa government has petitioned the Supreme Court to increase the 10-year prison sentence of former journalist Tarun Tejpal, arguing it is disproportionate to his rape conviction. The state is seeking a life sentence, asserting that the current punishment fails to reflect the gravity of the crime.
Why it matters
The case serves as a significant legal precedent regarding sentencing standards for sexual assault and the judicial review of acquittal reversals in India.
The 10-year jail term handed by the Bombay High Court to Tarun Tejpal for raping a colleague is "disproportionate" to the gravity of the crime, the Goa government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, demanding harsher punishment for the former journalist.The government has demanded either life imprisonment or "whatever punishment the court deems fit" for his crime.Earlier this month, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a trial court's 2021 acquittal order, convicting the former Tehelka journalist for raping his colleague inside an elevator in 2013 and sending him to jail for 10 years.The government says the punishment is inadequate. It has also demanded that he shouldn't be allowed to exhaust all punishments concurrently.
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