Judicial magistrate Kshama Joshi, who remanded Tejpal in judicial custody, allowed his application seeking a special cell in the high security Sada sub-jail in Vasco town.
Advocate Sandip Kapoor representing Tejpal raised security concerns and argued that since he has been an “investigative journalist” during his career, he should not be asked to share the prison with other inmates.
The court allowed the application for Tejpal, who has been moved from the Panaji police lock-up where he spent 10 days after his arrest.