Special court grants HD Revanna bail in sexual abuse case

A Bengaluru court on Monday granted bail to Karnataka Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) HD Revanna in a sexual abuse case involving him and his son, Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna..Judge J Preeth of the Special MP/MLA Court at Bengaluru allowed the bail plea on the condition that HD Revanna executes a personal bond for ₹5 lakh with two sureties and cooperates with the investigation. .The sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal Revanna had emerged after over 2,900 videos depicting the sexual assault of several women were circulated on social media.On April 28, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna under Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (insult to modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Holenaraseepur town police station, Hassan district. The criminal case was registered on a complaint filed by one of the victims. A special investigation team (SIT) led by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer BK Singh is probing the case. Amid the outrage and political storm that followed, Prajwal Revanna is said to have fled to Germany soon after the April 26 Lok Sabha polls in the State. .Senior Advocate CV Nagesh appeared for Revanna.Additional Special Government Prosecutors Ashok Naik and Jayna Kothari appeared for the prosecution..HD Revanna was recently granted bail in the kidnapping case connected to the sexual abuse allegations against his son..Special court grants bail to HD Revanna in kidnapping case