The Mapusa District and Sessions Court in Goa on Wednesday adjourned the verdict in the 2013 sexual harassment case against journalist Tarun Tejpal to May 21 because of power outage in the State following cyclone Tauktae. He was arrested on November 30, 2013 by the Goa Crime Branch and was granted bail on July 1, 2014 by the Supreme Court. In February 2014, the Goa Crime Branch filed a 2,846-page chargesheet against Mr. Tejpal. The trial began in September 2017 and however kept getting delayed because Mr. Tejpal moved the High Court and the Supreme Court to challenge the charges framed against him and instead sought a discharge in the case. In August 2019, the Supreme Court declined his plea and ordered that the trial be held in camera and be completed in six months.
Source: The Hindu May 19, 2021 05:50 UTC