Trial court convicts Prajwal Revanna in rape case
The order was passed by Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat. The hearing on the quantum of sentence will be held tomorrow.
On April 3, the trial court rejected Revanna’s discharge application on finding that there was sufficient material to frame charges against him and conduct a trial.
The Court clarified that issues such as the delay in reporting the crime and the failure to recover the original device on which visuals of the alleged assault were recorded, may have to be explained by the prosecution.
However, these are aspects that can be examined during the trial, not while considering a discharge application, the Court said.
It added that the testimony of the complainant appeared to be trustworthy enough to have the case proceed to trial.
The trial court also rejected Revanna’s argument that the SIT did not have the power to file a chargesheet since it is not a “police station
Prajwal is the son of H. D. Revanna, former Minister for Public Works Department of Karnataka. He is a grandson of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda and nephew of former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H. D. Kumaraswamy.
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