Supreme Court refuses to suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-year jail term in 2013 rape case
Supreme Court refuses to suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-year jail term in 2013 rape case

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Supreme Court refuses to suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-year jail term in 2013 rape case
The 62-year-old journalist has claimed that he was a victim of political vendetta.
The bench, after hearing the submissions advanced by the advocates appearing for Tejpal and the Goa government, said it was not inclined to suspend the sentence
A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale said it was “not a fit case” for suspension, while the Goa government’s plea for a longer sentence is pending
Supreme Court refuses to suspend Tarun Tejpal's 10-year rape sentence