Karnataka High Court dismisses former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s bail pleas in 3 rape cases

In the archetypal of the 3 cases, successful which a chargesheet was filed against Prajwal Revanna connected August 23 by the SIT, the erstwhile MP is accused of sexually assaulting a navigator who worked for his household and allegedly sexually harassing the cook’s girl during video telephone calls.

In the 2nd case, successful which a chargesheet was filed connected September 9, Prajwal Revanna, who is the lad of H D Revanna, the JD(S) MLA for Holenarasipura successful Hassan, is accused of raping a home idiosyncratic astatine his workplace portion “being successful a presumption of power oregon dominance” implicit the woman, a complaint nether Indian Penal Code conception 376 (2) (k).

The middle-aged unfortunate was rescued connected May 5 from a farmhouse adjacent Mysuru wherever she was allegedly kept successful confinement by the MP’s family, aft being identified successful videos of intersexual assaults connected women recorded by the MP connected his mobile phone.

A 3rd chargesheet for the offence of rape and intersexual harassment was filed connected September 13 against the erstwhile JD(S) MP for allegedly raping a zilla panchayat subordinate of his constituency repeatedly implicit a three-year period.

The erstwhile MP is besides accused of sexually harassing aggregate women successful a 4th case, which is pending.

Prajwal Revanna, against whom charges of rape emerged astatine the extremity of April, pursuing the leak of explicit videos and images done pen drives distributed successful Hassan up of the April 26 Lok Sabha polls, successful which helium was the NDA candidate, was arrested connected May 31, aft his instrumentality from Germany, wherever helium had travelled the time aft the videos emerged.

An SIT was constituted by the Karnataka Government to probe the intersexual battle videos that were allegedly accessed from Prajwal Revanna’s telephone by a car operator and leaked to his governmental rivals. As galore arsenic 2,900 files with videos and images from the erstwhile MP’s intersexual encounters were recovered connected the leaked pen drives.

In 1 of the leaked videos, a middle-aged pistillate was seen pleading with the past MP not to battle her. Analysis of the videos during the probe has revealed that they are genuine.

Prajwal Revanna has been besides charged nether conception 66E of the Information Technology Act for signaling and sharing the attacks connected women and for the demolition of evidence. Forensic reports person established the erstwhile MP’s engagement successful the offence, the SIT has stated.

Prajwal Revanna has been successful situation since May 31. Three cases of rape and 1 lawsuit of intersexual harassment person been filed by women allegedly assaulted by the erstwhile MP.