New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the acquittal of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal by a Goa sessions court in a 2013 sexual assault case. Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar of the Bombay HC's Goa bench overturned the 2021 verdict in the case that pertains to the sexual assault of a colleague in 2013.

Tejpal has been convicted under sections 376 (2)(f) (person who is a guardian or in a position of trust or authority rapes a woman), 354 (a) (sexual harassment) and 354 (b) (using criminal force on a woman with an intent to disrobe her) of the Indian Penal Code.

Under section 376, Tejpal faces a minimum punishment of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment.

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