The Karnataka High Court has rejected expelled JD(S) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna’s plea seeking bail in the life sentence awarded to him in a rape case. Revanna’s counsel argued he would not flee, but the court noted multiple cases and upheld the trial court’s findings
Expelled MP Prajwal Revanna. Filepic
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday rejected expelled Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna's plea seeking bail in the life sentence granted to him in connection with a rape case.
As reported by news agency ANI, during the hearing of the petition held on Monday, senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, who argued on behalf of Prajwal Revanna, sought bail, stating that the former MP would not leave the country.
Advocate Luthra, arguing for the expelled MP, asserted that when Prajwal left the country on April 24, 2024, no case was registered against him. Luthra further told the court that a case was registered against Prajwal on April 28.
Prajwal Revanna's advocate also argued that his client will not leave the country. The trial judge considered whether Prof. Ravi Varma Kumar was prosecuted for destroying evidence under Section 201 of the IPC. Apart from this, there are three more cases against my client, Revanna's lawyer stated, as reported by ANI.
Advocate Luthra argued that, “The trial court has sentenced him based on the materials in the case file. Prajwal has obtained an order to ban obscene videos in the trial court. He has also filed a complaint against the election agent in Hassan and a complaint in court against his former car driver. However, no hearing has been held in this case,” as cited by news agency ANI.
Earlier in August 2025, Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special Court for People's Representatives in connection with a rape case of a domestic worker at a farmhouse in Holenarasipura in Hassan district.
A fine of Rs 10 lakh was also imposed on him. The court also said that the victim will be given compensation of Rs 7 lakh. Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, was convicted in one of four rape cases filed against him.
Earlier in August, the Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara also congratulated the investigation and prosecution teams after a special court sentenced former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna to 'imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life' in a rape case.
Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara said, “I would like to first congratulate our team on providing evidence, witnesses and so on, so that the judiciary and judges would take the right decision. I am sure that this has helped the judiciary to take such a historical decision.”
(With inputs from ANI)
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