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The bench told Revanna’s lawyer that you are very powerful. The lawyer said that the charge sheet has been filed and the petitioner, who was an MP, has already lost the election. However, the court was not inclined to entertain the petition.
The Supreme Court refused to consider the bail plea of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in cases related to sexual harassment of several women that came to light after the leak of explicit videos during the Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea saying the allegations against him were serious. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, along with advocate Balaji Srinivasan, argued that the allegations were, however, serious. The complaint does not initially talk about the charge of rape under section 376 of the IPC.
The bench told Revanna’s lawyer that you are very powerful. The lawyer said that the charge sheet has been filed and the petitioner, who was an MP, has already lost the election. However, the court was not inclined to entertain the petition. The counsel requested the court to allow the petitioner to renew the application after six months. The bench said that we will not say anything. Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, attacked the Karnataka High Court’s October 21 order rejecting his bail plea.
Prajwal is the nephew of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. The Gowda family, spanning three generations of power and legacy, is one of India’s most influential political dynasties. Prajwal Revanna and his father HD. JD(S) MLA Revanna, who represents Holenarasipur in Hassan district, was booked by the police on April 28 for alleged sexual harassment and criminal intimidation based on a complaint by a woman who worked in his house.
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