New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks interim bail to Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, who is behind the bars in a rape case, to enable him to attend the cremation of his mother who died in Goa on Sunday. Appearing before a bench of justices BS Chauhan and AK Sikri, advocate Sandeep Kapur had mentioned the matter seeking its direction to release Tejpal to attend the cremation of his mother.
50-year-old Tejpal has been chargesheeted for allegedly raping, sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of a junior colleague during an event held at a hotel in Goa in November last year. Tejpal was arrested on November 30, 2013.
He has been accused of sexually assaulting the victim on November 7 and repeating the offence the next day. He is currently in judicial custody and lodged at Sada sub-jail in Goa's Vasco town.
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