Karnataka HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Prajwal Revanna in sexual assault case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday, November 22, dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault.
The order was pronounced by a single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who stated, "Dismissed." Revanna had sought bail in the event of his arrest.
The suspended leader has been charged under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including s. 376(2)(n) (repeated rape), s. 376(2)(k) (rape by a person in a position of control or dominance), s. 506 (criminal intimidation), s. 354(a) (sexual harassment), s. 354(b) (assault with intent to disrobe), and s. 354(c) (voyeurism). Additionally, he is charged under s. 66E of the Information Technology Act, which pertains to the violation of privacy.
An earlier bail plea filed by Revanna in a similar case was rejected by the Sessions Court on June 12.
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Elderly man dies after part of slab falls on him in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): A 75-year-old man died after some portion of a slab in a two-storey residential structure collapsed on him in Mumbai's Bhandup area on Saturday morning, officials said.
The incident occurred at Tulshipada in Patkar Compound of Bhandup West around 9.45 am, they said.
"The victim, identified as Susai Daevdas Kaunder, was injured when some part of the slab on the upper floor of a two-storey structure fell on him," a civic official said.
He was immediately taken to nearby Navkaar Hospital, where he was declared dead, the official said.
