IndiaLaw and crime
Supreme Court: Tejpal appeal cannot be listed before surrender exemption is decided
The Supreme Court on Monday said journalist Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his 10-year rape conviction cannot be listed for hearing until his separate application seeking exemption from surrender is decided. The court listed the matter for August 25.
A Single-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Alok Aradhe, 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 first 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," the judge recorded.
The court listed the case for August 25 and asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, to address the bench on the merits of the application seeking exemption from surrender.
IndiaLaw and crime
Supreme Court: Tejpal appeal cannot be listed before surrender exemption is decided
The Supreme Court on Monday said journalist Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his 10-year rape conviction cannot be listed for hearing until his separate application seeking exemption from surrender is decided. The court listed the matter for August 25.
A Single-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Alok Aradhe, 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 first 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," the judge recorded.
The court listed the case for August 25 and asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, to address the bench on the merits of the application seeking exemption from surrender.