Former MP Prajwal Revanna challenges conviction in rape case in Karnataka High Court
On August 2, The Special Court for MPs/MLAs, Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, who sentenced the convicted politician under various sections of the IPC, had imposed a total fine of ₹11.50 lakh on him, and had said ₹11.25 lakh from this fine amount will be paid to the victim.
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Revanna, who was arrested in May last year after returning from Germany, is contesting the verdict on several grounds, including what he claims are contradictions in the survivor's testimony and inconsistencies in the evidence produced by the prosecution
Updated - July 13, 2026 06:41 pm IST - Bengaluru
JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who represented Hassan in the Lok Sabha (2019-24) | Photo Credit: File photo
Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has approached the Karnataka High Court appealing against his conviction in a rape case.
A special court that convicted Revanna in August had sentenced him to imprisonment for the remainder of his life and imposed fines, in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases against him.
Published - September 30, 2025 10:22 am IST
Karnataka / sexual assault
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