The Goa government told the Bombay High Court's bench here on Wednesday that the victim in a 2013 rape case, in which journalist Tarun Tejpal was acquitted, was named and shamed and the trial court's judgment was "retrograde" and "fit for fifth century".

The Goa bench of the HC, comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and M S Jawalkar, later adjourned the hearing into the matter till November 16, when it will hear Tejpal's application challenging the maintainability of the state government's appeal against his acquittal in the case.