Chief Justice Surya Kant expressed concern over the comments being made on the cases pending in the court. He said that people start creating narratives about the judge’s comments during the hearing, but he is a very strong man, he is not affected by the comments made on social media. He made this comment while hearing the petition of former MP Prajwal Revanna. Revanna had requested to transfer the trials of the rape case against him.

Prajwal Revanna’s lawyers Siddharth Luthra and Siddharth Dave, while referring to the comments of the judges during the trials, said that they have also made some objectionable comments against the lawyers, which need to be removed from the record. He requested for transfer of the trials, citing the comments of the judges as the basis of bias.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi was also hearing the hearing along with the CJI. Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the judge’s comments cannot be the basis of bias. The bench said, ‘We have no reason to doubt that the judge will not be influenced by the fact that the petitioner was found guilty in the first case and will give his findings only on the basis of the evidence presented in the present trial.

According to Live Lock report, Chief Justice Surya Kant said that judicial questions are asked to test the strength of both the parties, it does not reflect the final opinion of the court. However, without understanding this, people jump to conclusions and start creating narratives based on the questions asked during the proceedings. CJI Surya Kant said, ‘But I am not influenced by all this… social media or whatever. If anyone thinks they can intimidate me then they are wrong. I am a very strong man.

This comment of CJI Surya Kant is also being seen as his reaction to the open letter in which former judges, lawyers and activists have expressed objection to his statement on Rohingyas. The CJI had asked whether infiltrators should be welcomed by spreading red carpet. He made this comment while hearing the case related to the disappearance of detained Rohingyas.

The lawyer had officially described the Rohingyas as refugees, on which the CJI had asked him to show when the Government of India had officially given them refugee status. He had said that if someone infiltrates into the country and then starts demanding rights like citizens, how will this work?

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The special court in Bengaluru sentenced former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment on Saturday (2 August 2025). The court sentenced him under sections 376 (2) (K) and 376 (2) (n) of the Indian Penal Code. Apart from this, the court has ordered a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the convict and compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the victim.

Court convicted in rape case

Special court judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, a special court of MPs and MLAs, on Friday convicted 34 -year -old Prajwal in one of the four cases of sexual harassment and rape. During the hearing, the shrine appeared nervous and when the judge convicted him, he cried. He also pleaded for less punishment from the court. The hearing of the case was completed on 18 July and the verdict was reserved for July 30.

The case is related to a 48 -year -old woman working as a assistant in the farmhouse of the Revanna family in Holenarsipura in Hassan district. In the year 2021, the woman was raped at the farm house and Revanna’s residence in Bangalore. The accused recorded this act in his mobile phone.

26 witnesses were interrogated

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), who investigated the case, filed a 1,632 -page charge sheet in September 2024 with statements of 113 witnesses. The prosecution questioned 26 witnesses and presented 180 documents.

There are four separate cases against Prajwal Revanna, for which an SIT was formed for investigation. These cases came to light when the alleged pornographic videos allegedly related to the creature were broadcast before the Lok Sabha elections to be held on 26 April 2024. The SIT arrested Prajwal at the Bengaluru Airport on 31 May last year in connection with a case registered at Holenarsipura Town Police Station when he returned from Germany.

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