Ex-MP’s Lawyer Seeks Time To File Affidavit, Matter Adjourned
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As we speak, On third July, Through the listening to on Prajwal Revanna’s bail plea, his lawyer informed the Karnataka Excessive Court docket, “Article 21 and private liberty are at stake,” and sought time to file an affidavit. The Court docket adjourned the matter.
The Karnataka Excessive Court docket heard the second bail utility filed by suspended JD(S) chief Prajwal Revanna, who’s implicated in a rape case.
Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar heard the matter.
The Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) opposed the bail request yesterday, contending that Revanna’s habits renders him unsuitable for bail.
Senior Advocate Prabhuling Navadgi, representing Prajwal Revanna, addressed the courtroom’s inquiry concerning the direct submitting of this second bail utility with the Excessive Court docket.
He said,
“A plain studying of Part 439 reveals that each the Excessive Court docket and the trial courtroom have concurrent jurisdiction to grant bail.”
Navadgi elaborated that Revanna initially approached the trial courtroom earlier than shifting to the Excessive Court docket, which had beforehand denied the plea and made particular observations at the moment.
He argued that circumstances have modified, as there was a major delay within the proceedings with no indication that the trial will begin quickly.
He remarked,
“The circumstances have modified since then there’s delay and no signal of the trial progressing. Returning to the classes courtroom could be troublesome.”
He continued,
“I submit that if the petitioner is to be granted bail primarily based on modified circumstances, the sooner Excessive Court docket order will nonetheless be related and have to be thought-about.”
Navadgi requested the courtroom to proceed the listening to the next day and guaranteed that he would reply to all questions then.
He additionally identified,
“It might be practically inconceivable to strategy the classes courtroom now, because it’s unlikely to grant bail whereas disregarding the sooner causes given by the Excessive Court docket in its rejection order. The next discussion board has already dominated on the matter.”
He emphasised,
“What I’m arguing right this moment is that when my earlier bail plea was rejected, the present delay in trial is straight linked to that very order it’s not one thing that may be seen in isolation.”
Clarifying his request, he said,
“My request for bail now’s basically asking the Court docket to revisit that earlier rejection. I’m utilizing the time period reconsidered in a common sense, not as a proper authorized time period.”
Navadgi additionally invoked constitutional rights in his argument, saying,
“Article 21 and the problem of non-public liberty are additionally at stake right here. I request the Court docket to grant me time to file an extra affidavit. I can submit it by Monday. In my opinion, pleadings play a restricted function in prison jurisprudence, however I’ll nonetheless put together a be aware and flow into a duplicate.”
After these submissions, the listening to was adjourned.
Through the earlier listening to, the Particular Public Prosecutor alleged that Revanna’s actions together with delaying proceedings, switching attorneys, and threatening victims make him unfit for bail.
The prosecutor mentioned,
“Delay in that trial has a cascading influence.”
He additionally identified that Revanna, as a sitting MP on the time, abused his place.
The defence, led by Senior Advocate Prabhuling Navadgi, argued that below Part 206 CrPC, Revanna is entitled to case paperwork, and delays are procedural.
Suspended JD(S) chief and former MP Prajwal Revanna is dealing with a number of rape and sexual assault circumstances, following the leak of over 2,900 objectionable movies involving a number of girls. After fleeing the nation in April 2024, he returned and is at present in custody.
Case Title: SRI. PRAJWAL REVANNA Vs STATE BY HOLENARASIPURA POLICE STATION, CRL.P 3292/2025 (SPECIAL COURT MATTER)
