14 May,2024 01:56 PM IST | Bangaore | mid-day online correspondent
HD Revanna. PTI
MLA from Holenarasipura HD Revanna, was granted conditional bail on Monday evening and will walk out of Bengaluru Central Prison (Parappana Agrahara Central jail) today, reported ANI. HD Revanna was arrested on charges of kidnapping case linked to the 'obscene video' case.
The 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 abduction of a woman, linked to the allegations of sexual abuse of women by his son and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, on May 4.
HD Revanna and his son, Prajwal Revanna, are facing a probe by an SIT, constituted by the Karnataka government over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the duo following a complaint by a woman who worked in their household.
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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 harm), and 34 (common intention) of the IPC.
The FIR, registered by 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 a "political conspiracy" against him."It's a political conspiracy going on 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 kidnap case by Bengaluru court
A Special Court for Elected Representatives on Monday granted bail to JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in connection with a kidnap case. The 66-year-old former Minister was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in an alleged case of abduction of a woman, linked to the allegations of sexual abuse of women by his son and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, on May 4.
His three-day police custody ended on May 8, following which he was produced in the XVII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, which remanded him to seven days' judicial custody, till May 14.
