India, Aug. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted Tehelka founder and former editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case involving a former junior colleague, overturning his acquittal by a Goa sessions court and sentencing him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.

A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar of the High Court's Goa bench set aside the 2021 acquittal and convicted Tejpal under Sections 376(2)(f), 354A and 354B of the Indian Penal Code.

"We set aside the trial court order of acquittal. The respondent (Tejpal) stands convicted," the bench said.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs10.21 lakh and directed that the entire amount be paid to the survivor.

Tejpal was given four weeks to surrender af...