The case also marked one of the earliest high-profile tests of India’s newly expanded rape law. Also in Explained | What are in-camera proceedings, when are they conductedThe government first promulgated the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 in February. Parliament subsequently passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in March, and it received Presidential assent on April 2, 2013, becoming the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 the following day. Story continues below this adThe Tejpal caseThe Tejpal case became one of the earliest high-profile prosecutions under the expanded definition of rape. And in this case, the law is clear: what Mr. Tejpal did to me falls within the legal definition of rape.