The bench, after hearing the submissions advanced by the advocates appearing for Tejpal and the Goa government, said it was not inclined to suspend the sentence. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to suspend the 10-year sentence handed down to journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh, Prasanna B. Varale hear arguments from lawyers for the accused and the Goa government before making the.