Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on December 11 dismissed Prajwal Revanna’s plea to transfer two rape trials from the Special MP/MLA Court in Bengaluru.
- The Court held that the trial judge’s observations do not prove bias and said decisions in the pending cases will be based on evidence despite a prior life sentence from the same court in another matter.
- Revanna was told he may pursue an application before the Karnataka High Court to expunge adverse remarks attributed to the trial judge.
- The Karnataka High Court had earlier refused similar transfer requests, emphasizing that the Special MP/MLA Court is the designated forum for prosecuting cases against present and former legislators.
- The pending prosecutions—SPL.C.C. No. 5/2025 and SPL.C.C. No. 1586/2025—stem from 2024 cases alleging rape and related offences and will continue before the same Bengaluru court.