Will decide Tejpal plea against surrender before listing appeal against conviction: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his rape conviction cannot be heard until his application for exemption from surrender is decided. The court has scheduled a hearing for August 25 to address the procedural requirements of the surrender.
Why it matters
The case underscores the strict procedural requirements of the Indian judicial system regarding appeals for serious criminal convictions.
A Single-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday (August 24, 2026) concluded that an appeal filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal against a 10-year sentence in a 2013 rape case cannot be listed for hearing without deciding his separate application seeking exemption from surrender.
“Until and unless, suitable orders are passed on the application seeking exemption from surrender, the appeal cannot be listed before the court. Therefore, the prayer made to list the matter before the court, without considering the application seeking exemption from surrender, cannot be accepted,” Justice Alok Aradhe recorded in a short order.
The court listed the case for August 25, and asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, to address the Single Judge Bench on the merits of the application seeking exemption from surrender. Mr. Sibal had sought that the application be listed before the Court on August 31.
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