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Bengaluru Court Discharges JD(S) MLA H.D. Revanna From Sexual Harassment Case Over Delay

The ruling follows a High Court order that had already quashed a separate Section 354 charge.

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

  • On December 29, the 42nd ACJM, K.N. Shivakumar, declined to take cognisance of IPC Section 354A and discharged H.D. Revanna, citing CrPC Section 473 on condonation of delay.
  • The court pointed to a gap of more than four years between alleged incidents at Revanna’s home in 2020 and the complaint filed in April 2024, which neither the complainant nor the SIT adequately explained.
  • Prosecutors’ argument that the delay stemmed from fear of Revanna’s political influence was rejected, with the order noting the complainant had previously approached officials over an alleged house demolition linked to him.
  • The magistrate said the alleged acts did not appear to cause severe harm and cautioned that proceeding could affect ongoing, more serious proceedings involving Prajwal Revanna.
  • The decision eliminates the principal sexual-offence counts referenced in the proceedings against H.D. Revanna on procedural grounds rather than a finding on the underlying facts.