New Delhi: The Supreme court on Tuesday reserved its order on a petition by former Tehalka editor Tarun Tejpal seeking quashing of charges framed against him in a case of alleged sexual assault of his junior woman colleague at a five star hotel in Goa in November 2013.

Reserving the order, a bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice B.R. Gavai asked why the former Tehalka editor Tejpal sent apologies to the girl after the incident and said it showed something inappropriate.

The trial court in Goa had in 2017 framed charges against Mr Tejpal on the allegation of sexual assault and wrongful confinement.