He was earlier remanded to 12-day judicial custody after his police remand had expired.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Kshama Joshi today extended his judicial custody by another 10 days.
The 50-year-old journalist was arrested on November 30 last year after his anticipatory bail was rejected in the sexual assault case.
Meanwhile, a district and sessions court today reserved its order on bail application of Tejpal till January 7 after hearing arguments from both the sides.
The woman journalist, employed with Tehelka, had accused Tejpal of sexually assaulting her twice on November 7 and 8 in Goa.
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The victim has already told police in her statement that Tejpal had lured her into the elevator on two occasions against her wish.
The CCTV footage has been sourced from outside the lift.