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Bengaluru Court Discharges JD(S) Leader H D Revanna in 354A Case Over Delay

The magistrate found the complaint too late for the court to take cognisance.

Revanna is charged against section 354A of the IPC that covers sexual harassment, including unwelcome physical contact, requests for sexual favours, showing pornography against a woman’s will, or making sexually coloured remarks.
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Overview

  • XLII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate K N Shivakumar declined cognisance of the IPC Section 354A offence and discharged Revanna on December 29, 2025.
  • The court ruled the delay in lodging the complaint could not be condoned under Section 473 of the CrPC.
  • The case arose from a 2024 complaint by a woman from Holenarasipur, registered at the Holenarasipur Town Police Station in Hassan district.
  • The Karnataka High Court had earlier quashed a related IPC Section 354 charge and remanded the matter for the trial court to assess the delay issue.
  • Separate prosecutions involving his son, former MP Prajwal Revanna, remain ongoing, with one conviction already reported.