Bombay High Court Convicts Tarun Tejpal: Can a High Court Reverse an Acquittal? A Legal Analysis

By Adv. Bindu DubeyAdvocate, High Court & Supreme Court of India On 6 August 2026, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court delivered one of the most discussed criminal judgments of recent times by setting aside the 2021 acquittal of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 sexual assault case, recording his conviction and sentencing him to ten years' rigorous imprisonment. The judgment has once again brought into public focus several important questions of criminal jurisprudence. Can a High Court reverse an acquittal? Does a conviction by the High Court become final immediately? Can the convicted person approach the Supreme...

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