Overview

• Justice M.I. Arun on September 24 dismissed two writ petitions seeking transfer of Revanna’s pending trials from the Special MP/MLA court.
• Revanna had asked to move the cases away from the 81st Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge in Bengaluru, identified in reports as Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat.
• The order said harsh remarks or strict day-to-day scheduling do not establish judicial bias, noting the petitioner had attempted to delay proceedings.
• The High Court emphasized that interference lies only under Section 407 CrPC and rejected arguments for person-specific jurisdiction as a basis for transfer.
• The former Hassan MP was earlier convicted in a separate rape case by the same special court and is serving a life sentence, while his transfer pleas had also sought interim stays of proceedings.