Karnataka High Court denies bail to Prajwal Revanna in rape case

The Karnataka High Court Monday denied bail to former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in the case of rape and sexual assault registered against him.

Justice M Nagaprasanna pronounced the order.

Revanna through Senior Counsel Prabhuling Navadgi had argued that no offence under Section 376 was made out act against him since the acts, if at all they occurred, were consensual.

Navadgi had also highlighted that there was four-year delay in the prosecutrix coming forward with the allegations and said that no satisfactory explanation had been provided for this delay.

Representing the prosecution, Senior Advocate Ravivarma Kumar had opposed the bail, arguing that Prajwal was refusing to cooperate with the investigation by withholding his phone.

He had also cited the forensic report which reportedly indicated that the crime scene matched the background in the video.

On August 24 this year, the SIT, which is investigating four cases of sexual assault and harassment against Prajwal Revanna, filed a 2,144 page-long chargesheet, the first in the four cases, before the special court which hears cases relating to MPs/MLAs.

The SIT has booked Revanna for rape of a woman who used to work as domestic help for his family.