The Bombay High Court at Goa has convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of rape and outraging the modesty of a woman, overturning his 2021 acquittal by a Goa sessions court. The conviction stems from allegations made by a junior colleague in 2013. Tejpal, who has maintained he is a political victim, said he will appeal the high court's decision to the Supreme Court. The judgment was welcomed by the former investigating officer and the Advocate General, who said it delivered justice. The case dates back to an incident at a Goa hotel during an event organized by Tehelka, a magazine known for investigative journalism. Tejpal had been acquitted by the lower court in 2021, but the high court's two-judge bench, comprising Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar, reversed that ruling.