’I have faith in judiciary’: HD Revanna’s first reaction after release from jail

Mangalore Today News Network/News18

Bengaluru, May 14, 2024: “I have great faith in the judiciary,” Former Karnataka minister and JD(S) leader HD Revanna, who was arrested in an alleged abduction case by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing alleged sex abuse by his son and absconding Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, said on Tuesday after he was released from the Parappana Agrahara on conditional bail.

 

“I have great respect for the judiciary and have always obeyed the law for the past eleven days. I won’t talk much, I have faith in God. I will come out of it and obey all the orders of the court,” he said.

HD Revanna Gets Conditional Bail In Kidnapping Case

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) for his alleged involvement in the abduction of a woman. This case is linked to allegations of sexual abuse made against his son and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

The special court judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat heard the matter and granted conditional bail to Revanna. 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.

The case was registered following a complaint by the woman’s son, who alleged that his mother was sexually abused by Revanna’s son Prajwal. The woman was allegedly abducted to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal, police sources have said.