Prajwal Revanna Tells Karnataka High Court
Former JD(S) leader and MP Prajwal Revanna has approached the Karnataka High Court once again, seeking bail in a case of alleged sexual assault and rape. Revanna’s earlier bail plea had been denied by the High Court upon observing the possibilities of witness tampering and the serious charges levelled against him.
On this occasion, Senior Counsel Prabhuling Nevadgi for Revanna told the court that Revanna must be granted bail due to a change of circumstances since the last order denying bail had been passed.
It was submitted that there had been an inordinate delay before the trial court, and that such a delay would be sufficient for the court to grant bail to Revanna without going into the merits of the earlier orders denying bail to him.
It was further submitted that the complainant had only filed the case four years after the occurrence of the alleged incident, and that only at the stage of recording her statement had she accused Revanna of the offences under Section 376 of the IPC.
Thus, counsel stated that while the trial could proceed as it was, Revanna needed to be enlarged on bail due to the inordinate delay.
State argued that the delay in the case had not been caused by it, but that the accused had been repeatedly calling defence witnesses to the stand and “throwing tantrums” to delay the process.
Upon hearing the arguments, the court adjourned the matter and posted it for hearing at a later date.
