The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to former JD(S) Member of Parliament (MP) Prajwal Revanna in a case of rape and sexual assault against him [Prajwal Revanna v State of Karnataka]..A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed the plea after a brief hearing.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Revanna, said though the allegations are serious, the complaint did not have a specific allegation of rape."All that becomes better once I contest for MP," Rohatgi said, while referring to the Lok Sabha elections.He added that Revanna had lost in the polls because of the case..However, the Court refused to grant relief to the former Lok Sabha MP. When Rohatgi said if he can apply after six months, the Court said,"We won't say anything.".The Karnataka High Court had in October denied bail to the former lawmaker, leading to the instant appeal before the apex court through advocate Balaji Srinivasan..On August 24 this year, the SIT, which is investigating four cases of sexual assault and harassment against Prajwal Revanna, had 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 him for rape of a woman who used to work as domestic help for his family.The Supreme Court recently upheld the anticipatory bail granted to Bhavani Revanna, his mother, in the case over kidnapping the complainant-survivor.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to former JD(S) Member of Parliament (MP) Prajwal Revanna in a case of rape and sexual assault against him [Prajwal Revanna v State of Karnataka]..A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed the plea after a brief hearing.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Revanna, said though the allegations are serious, the complaint did not have a specific allegation of rape."All that becomes better once I contest for MP," Rohatgi said, while referring to the Lok Sabha elections.He added that Revanna had lost in the polls because of the case..However, the Court refused to grant relief to the former Lok Sabha MP. When Rohatgi said if he can apply after six months, the Court said,"We won't say anything.".The Karnataka High Court had in October denied bail to the former lawmaker, leading to the instant appeal before the apex court through advocate Balaji Srinivasan..On August 24 this year, the SIT, which is investigating four cases of sexual assault and harassment against Prajwal Revanna, had 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 him for rape of a woman who used to work as domestic help for his family.The Supreme Court recently upheld the anticipatory bail granted to Bhavani Revanna, his mother, in the case over kidnapping the complainant-survivor.