SC rejects bail plea of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna in rape, sexual assault case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed the bail plea of suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual assault. A bench comprising Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma presided over the hearing.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Revanna, argued that s. 376 IPC (rape) was not cited in the original complaint. However, Justice Trivedi noted that multiple complaints were filed against Revanna. Rohatgi stated that a chargesheet had now been submitted, adding that he had surrendered upon returning to India after a period abroad.
Following brief submissions, Justice Trivedi declared the plea dismissed. When Rohatgi sought permission to approach the court again in six months, the bench declined to comment further.
The Karnataka High Court previously denied both regular and anticipatory bail applications on October 21. Earlier, a single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna had reserved its decision on these pleas after hearing arguments.
Revanna faces several charges, including s. 376(2)(n) (repeated rape), s. 376(2)(k) (rape while in a position of authority), s. 506 (criminal intimidation), s. 354(a) (sexual harassment), s. 354(b) (assault with intent to disrobe), s. 354(c) (voyeurism) under the Indian Penal Code, along with s. 66E of the Information Technology Act (violation of privacy).
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Nitish Kumar's son Nishant among 32 to take oath as Bihar ministers
Patna (PTI): In a major expansion of the Cabinet of Bihar's first BJP-led government, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar and 31 others took oath as ministers on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Altogether 32 leaders, drawn from all constituents of the five-party NDA in the state, were administered the oath of office by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain at a grand ceremony that was also attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister J P Nadda and BJP president Nitin Nabin.
Prominent inductees included Nishant Kumar, the son of JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, who stepped down as chief minister last month to enter the Rajya Sabha.
The BJP, which is the single largest party in the 243-member assembly with 89 MLAs, has 15 ministers, who took oath on Thursday.
Most of the inductees were those who were part of the Nitish Kumar cabinet formed in November last year after the NDA stormed back to power in the assembly polls.
The JD(U) is represented by a total of 15 ministers, 13 of whom took the oath at the Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav had taken oath in April along with Samrat Choudhary and were designated as deputy chief ministers.
Sanjay Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar Paswan, both from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) headed by Union minister Chirag Paswan, are back as ministers, and so are Santosh Kumar Suman and Deepak Prakash, sons of Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha and Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, respectively.
