Tejpal seeks in-camera hearing

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Tejpal seeks in-camera hearing, Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal's Case. Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman journalist, today filed an application before a local court demanding an in-camera hearing of his bail petition.

Panaji : Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman journalist, today filed an application before a local court demanding an in-camera hearing of his bail petition.

Tejpal's lawyer moved the application for in-camera hearing before the district and sessions court when the case was on board for arguments on his bail plea. The arguments on his petition asking for an in-camera hearing were heard on Thursday and the court will announce its verdict on Friday. The court will subsequently hear his bail petition.
50-year-old Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a former junior woman colleague in a hotel here in early November, was arrested by Goa Police on November 30. He has been booked under IPC sections including 354-A (sexual harassment, physical contact, advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures, or any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature).
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