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Prajwal Revanna Appeals Life Sentence in Karnataka High Court

The appeal centers on alleged flaws in evidence handling that he says render the conviction unsafe.

Former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna appeals to Karnataka High Court to overturn life sentence in rape case citing delay and missing evidence.

Overview

  • Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has filed an appeal in the Karnataka High Court to overturn his rape conviction and life term, and the court has not set a hearing date.
  • His petition cites a three-year delay in the complaint, the non-seizure of the phone that allegedly contained a video, questions over stains found on a mattress in 2024, and the survivor’s 2023 farmhouse visit as factors undermining the case.
  • A special court for MPs and MLAs convicted him in early August for sexually assaulting a 48-year-old domestic worker in 2021, relying on video files, DNA from hair strands, and biological traces on the survivor’s clothing.
  • The sentence includes life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life and fines totaling Rs 11.50 lakh, with Rs 11.25 lakh ordered to be paid to the survivor.
  • He remains in Parappana Agrahara prison as four related cases probed by an SIT continue, and the High Court last week rejected his bid to transfer two other matters away from the trial judge.