New Delhi, Jul 1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of raping a colleague, after almost eight month, reports said.
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.
According to reports, the SC put stringent conditions for Tejpal's release on bail saying violation of any condition would lead to cancellation of his bail and added that he should not attempt to influence witnesses.
Tejpal's interim bail was extended by the apex court till Tuesday on June 27.
The Goa government had opposed the grant of interim relief to 51-year-old Tejpal, saying that the victim and her boyfriend were getting threatening emails from some phishing sites and they seemed to be under some surveillance.
The bench, however, extended the relief, saying that his plea for regular bail is coming up for hearing just after three days on Tuesday.
The apex court had on May 19 granted him interim bail for three weeks to enable him to attend the cremation of his mother, who had died on May 18, and subsequent rituals.
Tejpal was arrested on November 30, 2013 and is presently out on interim bail.
He has been accused of sexually assaulting the victim on November 7 and repeating the offence the next day.
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