Prajwal Revanna, now Prisoner Number 15528, spent his first night in jail after a life sentence in a rape case. Here’s how the ex-PM’s grandson reacted behind bars.
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BENGALURU: Former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a high-profile rape case. The 34-year-old, who is also the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, spent his first night at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru under high-security custody, visibly shaken and reportedly in tears.
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Just a day after the Special Court for MPs/MLAs, presided over by Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, handed him the life sentence, Revanna was assigned prisoner number 15528. The judgment came in one of the four sexual assault cases filed against him, marking a steep and tragic fall from political prominence to incarceration.
According to prison authorities, Revanna was emotionally overwhelmed during his initial medical assessment late Saturday night.
“He broke down during the medical check-up and expressed his anguish to the staff,”
a senior official reported.
Despite the gravity of the sentence, the authorities ensured that his medical condition was stable before assigning him to a high-security cell.
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Revanna was convicted in a 2021 rape case involving a 48-year-old domestic worker employed at the family’s Gannikada farmhouse in Holenarasipura, Hassan district. The survivor alleged that she was raped twice, once at the farmhouse and again at the family’s Bengaluru residence, both acts allegedly recorded on the accused’s phone.
The court convicted him under various stringent sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act, including:
- Section 376(2)(k) – Rape by a person in a position of dominance
- Section 376(2)(n) – Repeated rape
- Sections 354A, 354B, 354C – Sexual harassment, disrobing with criminal force, and voyeurism
- Sections 506 and 201 – Criminal intimidation and disappearance of evidence
- Section 66E of the IT Act – Violation of privacy
The court ordered imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life under both Section 376(2)(k) and 376(2)(n). Additionally, a fine totaling Rs 11.50 lakh was imposed, with Rs 11.25 lakh directed to be paid to the victim as compensation.
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Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment under Sections 376(2)(k) and 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code. In addition, he received three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 354A (sexual harassment), seven years RI with a fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 354B (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), and three years RI with a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 354C (voyeurism).
He was also sentenced to two years RI and a fine of Rs 10,000 under Section 506 (criminal intimidation), three years RI with a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), and three years RI with a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 66E of the Information Technology Act (violation of privacy).
Sources indicate that Prajwal has already approached the High Court to challenge the conviction. His legal team is expected to argue procedural lapses and contest the evidentiary value of the SIT probe.
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