Bail or Jail? Now Salman Khurshid fights for Tarun Tejpal in Court

New Delhi, June 2:

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seeking extension of his interim bail in a sexual assault case.

Salman Khurshid, former external affairs minister in the UPA government, is representing Tejpal in court.

Khurshid, who lost his seat from Farrukhabad following the Congress's debacle in the just-concluded general elections, has begun to practise law and appeared for Tejpal in court on Monday.

A bench comprising justices JS Khehar nad C Nagappan fixed Tejpal's plea for hearing on Tuesday.

Tejpal is presently out on interim bail

Tejpal is seeking extension of his interim bail by six weeks on the ground that his presence is needed at home following the death of his mother.

His counsel also told the court that despite being granted interim bail, Tejpal could not attend the funeral of his mother. 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.

50-year-old Tejpal has been charge sheeted 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.

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.

Before being released on interim bail, he was lodged at Sada sub-jail in Goa's Vasco town.

With PTI inputs

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