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#BombayHighCourt at Goa to hear the appeal filed by #Goa government challenging the acquittal of former Tehelka editor #TarunTejpal in the sexual assault case.

Hearing before Justice SC Gupte.

#TarunTejpalCase

@Tehelka

In the previous hearing, the Court had permitted the State to add additional grounds in the appeal memo, as the May 21 judgment of the Sessions Court was only received on May 25.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt

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Accordingly appeal amended.

Read the grounds here:
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta with Advocate General Devidas Pangam appears for the State of Goa.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt

Hearing begins.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #Goa

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appears for State of Goa.

SG: This judgment and its approach lacks complete sensitive against crimes against women and on the knowledge of the sections.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #goa

SG: This judgment also defines the conduct of the victim and her past sexual conduct.
This is one example.
The judgement is replete with example after example.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #goa

SG reads from the judgement.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #goa

SG also points out about the judges remarks on the intelligence and knowledge of law of the victim.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #goa

Court: So this is kind of a manual for rape victims to follow.
I do see there is leave for appeal no doubt about this. But the prosecution is made out properly. So it is important to have the papers before.

#TarunTejpalCase #BombayHighCourt #goa

SG: Another issue I am flagging out, because this has pan India issue.

Remarks on Sr Advs Indira Jaising and Rebecca John.
The remarks were made that they are feminists as if it is a bad thing and calling Jaising ‘brahmastra’.

SG: If something can be done on redacting their names, they would be defamed.

Court: I am vacation judge. And the judgment is uploaded after redacting necessary details. So this request can wait.

#TarunTejpalcase #BombayHighCourt

Court dictates order:

This is appeal against order of District and Sessions court at Panaji against offences punishable under IPC, 376, 354, 341, and 342.

#TarunTejpalcase #BombayHighCourt

Order:

This appeal is challenging the acquittal order.

There is prima facie for leave to appeal. Issue notice returnable on June 24, 2021.

Registry to also call for records and proceedings of the Sessions Case from the district court at Panaji.

#TarunTejpalCase

Hearing ends.

#TarunTejpalcase #BombayHighCourt

@Neha_Jozie

[BREAKING] "Prima facie case:" Bombay High Court issues notice in appeal by State of Goa against Tarun Tejpal acquittal in sexual assault case

Reports @Neha_Jozie
#TarunTejpal #BombayHC #BombayHighCourt
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@Neha_Jozie

[Tarun Tejpal case] Remarks were made that they are feminists, as if it is a bad thing: SG Tushar Mehta bats for Indira Jaising, Rebecca John

report by @Neha_Jozie

#TarunTejpal #BombayHighCourt

@IJaising

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