Overview

• The special court sentenced Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment along with additional prison terms under related Indian Penal Code provisions and imposed a monetary penalty.
• Revanna was convicted for repeatedly raping a 48-year-old domestic worker at his family’s Gannikada farmhouse in Holenarasipura, with the assaults recorded on his mobile phone in 2021.
• Prosecutors relied on a 1,632-page chargesheet from a Special Investigation Team, bolstered by statements from 113 witnesses and forensic evidence including DNA analysis.
• The trial was held in the Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru, marking the first conviction out of four separate sexual abuse and rape cases against the former Janata Dal (Secular) MP.
• Three additional cases alleging rape, sexual harassment and recorded exploitation remain pending, with further hearings and sentencing scheduled in the coming weeks.