The Karnataka Excessive Court docket on Friday dismissed a plea in search of to delay the rape trial in opposition to suspended JD(S) chief Prajwal Revanna.
JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna.
The petition had been filed by his mom, Bhavani Revanna, requesting time for her son to nominate new authorized illustration.
Justice Vishwajith Shetty declined to intervene, stating that issuing such a directive to the trial courtroom would undermine its authority.
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“If orders are passed asking the trial court to adjourn it, it will demoralise (the court),” he remarked through the listening to. He made it clear that the plea wouldn’t be entertained, including, “I will pass orders, I will not entertain.”
On April 3, the Bengaluru trial courtroom framed critical fees in opposition to him, together with rape, voyeurism, felony intimidation, and unlawful dissemination of personal movies.
Bhavani Revanna’s plea highlighted that Prajwal’s earlier counsel, advocate Arun G, had stepped down on April 23, shortly after the courtroom denied a request to switch the case.
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Nonetheless, when no lawyer was engaged throughout the quick interval given, the courtroom appointed Chief Authorized Defence Counsel Jayashree RS as amicus curiae on April 29. The trial was then scheduled for each day hearings beginning Might 2.
The petition argued that the appointment was made with out Prajwal’s consent and with inadequate time for preparation, given the complicated nature of the case and the big quantity of proof. It additionally identified that the appointed amicus was given simply two days to overview the case materials.
Along with in search of deferment, Bhavani alleged irregularities within the trial courtroom’s recording of submissions. She claimed that her son’s former lawyer had met him in jail and knowledgeable him that courtroom arguments weren’t precisely mirrored within the courtroom’s orders.
Requests for licensed copies of the proceedings had been allegedly ignored or dismissed, and Bhavani stated the trial decide mocked her as an alternative of addressing her issues.
She requested the Excessive Court docket to direct the trial courtroom to launch licensed copies of the proceedings, however this plea too was not entertained.
Senior Advocate Vikram Huilgol represented Bhavani Revanna, whereas Particular Public Prosecutor Ravivarma Kumar appeared for the Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT). The petition was filed by advocate Mayur D Bhanu of Authorized Care Inc.
4 separate instances have been registered in opposition to Prajwal, who’s dealing with fees of rape and sexual harassment, and a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) was fashioned to probe instances in opposition to him.
The instances got here to mild after pen-drives containing specific movies allegedly involving Prajwal had been reportedly circulated in Hassan, forward of Lok Sabha polls there on April 26, 2024.
He was arrested by the SIT on Might 31 final yr, upon arrival at Bengaluru Airport from Germany in reference to a case registered on the Holenarasipura City Police Station.
Prajwal had failed in his bid to retain the Hassan parliamentary constituency within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. JD(S) suspended him from the get together following the instances filed in opposition to him.