HD Revanna seeks anticipatory bail in kidnapping case

Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka legislative assembly member HD Revanna on Friday moved a Bengaluru Court for anticipatory bail in a kidnapping case registered against him..This is the second criminal case against him in recent days related to the sexual abuse allegations involving his son and Hassan Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna, who has bee summoned by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).According to a report of The Hindu, HD Revanna was booked on the complaint alleging kidnapping of one of the victims of his son Prajwal Revanna.The news report said the victim worked as a house help at HD Revanna’s residence. Quoting Police sources, it said she was kidnapped to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal Revanna..HD Revanna filed the plea for pre-arrest bail in the fresh case on the same day he withdrew his anticipatory bail plea in a sexual abuse case after Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) BN Jagadeesha told the Special Court that the rape charge under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code has not been invoked against him. Since it was submitted that no non-bailable offences have been invoked against him in the sexual abuse case, his counsel sought permission to withdraw the plea with the liberty to file afresh in case of any need. The Court permitted the withdrawal..The sexual abuse allegations against son Prajwal Revanna emerged after over 2,900 videos depicting the sexual assault of several women were recently circulated on social media. The SIT led by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer BK Singh is probing the case and has summoned Revanna. Amid the outrage, Revanna is said to have fled to Germany soon after the April 26 polls in Karnataka. However, in his first communication since the sexual assault allegations emerged, Prajwal Revanna on Wednesday via microblogging site, X (formerly Twitter) said that he was "not in Bangalore" and sought more time to appear before the SIT.