Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna was granted parole on Monday night and will be released from Bengaluru Central Jail (Parappana Agrahara Central Jail) today, ANI reported. HD Revanna was arrested on kidnapping charges related to the ‘obscene video’ case.
Special court judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat heard the matter and granted conditional bail to Revanna.
The former minister was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in an alleged case of kidnapping of a woman, linked to allegations of sexual abuse of women by his son and MP Hassan Prajwal Revanna, on May 4.
HD Revanna and her son Prajwal Revanna are facing investigation by an SIT, constituted by the Karnataka government, over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the duo following a complaint lodged by a woman who worked in their home. .
HD Revanna, who is a JD(S) MLA from Holenarsipura, along with his associate were booked under Sections 364A (kidnapping for ransom), 365 (kidnapping with intent to cause hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC.
The FIR, registered by the KR Nagar police, lists HD Revanna as accused number one and another man, identified as Babanna, as accused number two.
However, JD(S) MLA has termed this case as a “political conspiracy” against him. “It is a political conspiracy against me. In my 40 years of political life, I have never seen anything like this,” he told reporters. .
JD(S) MLA HD Revanna granted bail in kidnapping case by Bengaluru court
A Special Court for Elected Representatives on Monday granted bail to JD(S) MLA HD Revanna in connection with a kidnapping case. The 66-year-old former minister was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in an alleged case of kidnapping of a woman, linked to allegations of sexual abuse of women by his son and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. on May 4th.
His three-day police detention ended on May 8, after which he was produced before the 17th Additional Chief Metropolitan Trial Court, which ordered him to remain in judicial custody for seven days, until May 14.