A sessions court in Goa on Saturday rejected Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail petition and sent him to14-day police remand in connection with the sexual assault case against him.
Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal was arrested by the Goa police shortly after he arrived at Panaji airport on Friday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman colleague by him.
If proven guilty, Tejpal can be sentenced for more than seven years of imprisonment on these charges.
Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, facing charges of rape of a junior journalist colleague, on Tuesday failed to get any immediate relief on his bail petition from court which deferred hearing to March 4.
Tejpal, in a statement issued on Tuesday night, had accused the crime branch of hiding the crucial CCTV footage which he said could give the accurate version of the events.
A Goa police team on Friday raided Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal's house in Delhi in a bid to arrest him but returned empty-handed after finding out that he was not there.
Rejecting Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea, a local court in Goa on Saturday held that the material on record prima facie indicates that he is involved in committing acts which constitute offences of custodial rape and outraging the modesty of the woman.
The Bombay high court restrained the Maharashtra government and the police from taking any coercive steps against the editor of the Urdu daily.
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