Former Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) MP Prajwal Revanna has been at the center of many unexpected developments. These include the arrest from a special investigation team (SIT) with all female members (SITs) with a large number of pen drives with a large number of pen drives with her alleged sex video in Hassan district of Karnataka amidst the discussion of Lok Sabha elections in April 2024.

Former MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment in one of the cases registered against him on Saturday (August 2, 2025). It was the culmination of incidents that derailed his ambitious political career.

The case is related to the rape of a 48 -year -old woman, who worked as a domestic assistant at the family in Gannikada farm house in Hassan. The woman alleged that Revanna raped her twice, once in the farm house and then the second time in 2021 at her residence in Basavangudi, Bangalore during the Kovid-19 lockdown.

The events related to Revanna are as follows:

April 2024: Sex videos came out, causing an uproar in the whole country. Prajwal Revanna claimed to be inspired by the politics of leak and said that its purpose is to end his possibilities of winning the Lok Sabha seat.

20 April, 2024: Revanna’s election agent lodged an FIR, alleging that the video was being broadcast to tarnish the image of Revanna before the election.

26 April, 2024: Voting for the Lok Sabha elections; Revanna left the country on diplomatic passport.

27 April, 2024: The Karnataka government formed a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the allegations.

28 April, 2024: A case of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation was registered against Revanna and his father, former minister HD Revanna on the basis of a complaint lodged by his former domestic assistant.

29 April, 2024: The complainant went missing, allegedly kidnapped by Revanna’s parents to prevent testimony against Revanna.

30 April, 2024: JD (S) suspended Revanna from the party.

2 May, 2024: The Karnataka police registered a case against Revanna for rape and issued a lookout notice for the ‘absconding’ MP.

4 May, 2024: The abducted former domestic assistant was rescued by the SIT.

30 May, 2024: Revanna fly from Frankfurt Main Airport in Germany to Bengaluru.

31 May, 2024: On reaching Revanna, he was stopped and arrested by the SIT and later sent to custody.

26 June, 2024: Special court of MPs and MLAs constituted for quick hearing of criminal cases against public representatives refused to grant bail to Revanna.

5 July, 2024: Revanna turned to the Karnataka High Court for bail.

23 August, 2024: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) filed the first charge sheet in the case.

9 September, 2024: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) filed a second charge sheet of 1,632 pages.

21 October, 2024: The Karnataka High Court refused to grant regular and anticipatory bail to Revanna in two rape cases and a sexual harassment case.

2 November, 2024: Revanna’s DNA was found on the undergrants of the alleged rape victim.

11 November, 2024: The Supreme Court rejected Revanna’s bail plea.

16 January, 2025: The Karnataka High Court rejected Revanna’s request to give a copy of all digital evidences in the rape case.

1 May, 2025: The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Revanna’s mother Bhavani Revanna, in which more time was sought for the appointment of a new lawyer.

2 May, 2025: In the rape case filed by the former domestic assistant, a special court for MPs and MLAs started.

18 July, 2025: The trial of the trial was completed; The court reserved its decision for July 30.

30 July, 2025: The special court sought clarification and adjourned the hearing of the case for August 1.

1 August, 2025: The special court convicted Revanna of rape; The punishment was determined to pronounce the next day.

August 2, 2025, The special court sentenced Revanna to life imprisonment in the rape case.

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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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In a rape case convicted and on Saturday (August 2, 2025), the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) suspended leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna appealed for a lower punishment and claimed that he did nothing wrong.

Revanna said that moving rapidly in politics was his only mistake. A special court in Bengaluru will sentence on Saturday (August 2) after convicting him in one of the four cases of sexual exploitation and rape lodged against 34 -year -old Prajwal. When the court convicted sexual exploitation, the judge wept in the court on Saturday, appealing to the judge for less punishment.

What did former JDS MP say to judge in court,

The suspended leader of JD (s) told the court that he had graduated in mechanical engineering and has always passed on merit. The former MP said, “… They say that I have raped many women, but no woman has voluntarily come to complain, she came six days before the election (Lok Sabha elections last year). The prosecution brought them deliberately and lodged a complaint.”

Prajwal said, “The woman (the victim) did not complain to anyone, including her husband or relatives, about the alleged rape. When some videos broadcast, she came and lodged a complaint. I have a family, I have not seen my parents for six months. Please give me less punishment, I request the court.”

The court can sentence former MP today

Prajwal, who was arrested when he came from Germany in May last year, said, “I have made only the mistake in my life that I moved forward rapidly in politics.” At the same time, Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, a special court of MPs and MLAs, convicted 34 -year -old Prajwal on Friday (August 1, 2025) in one of the four cases of sexual exploitation and rape. The court can sentence the sentence on Saturday (August 2) on this matter.

What is the whole matter related to the covered Revanna,

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

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Former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna was convicted by a special court of People’s Representatives in the rape case filed by a domestic assistant of Mysuru, KR Nagar. This decision was pronounced just 14 months after the case was registered, in which the trial was completed very fast. The punishment will be announced on Saturday. While hearing the verdict in the court, Revanna became emotional and was seen crying while leaving the court.

During the investigation and hearing, the victim introduced a sari as evidence, which she kept safe. In the forensic investigation, parts of the semen were found on the saree, which was produced in the court and proved to be an important evidence in proving rape. The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act, 2008.

Special investigation team of CID
CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was led by Inspector Shobha, gathered 123 evidence during the investigation and filed a charge sheet of about 2,000 pages. The trial started on 31 December 2024. In the next seven months, the court recorded statements of 23 witnesses and forensic reports of video clips were included.

Case related to 48 -year -old woman
The case is related to a 48 -year -old woman who worked as a Sahayika at the Gannikaada Farmhouse of the family at Holenarsipura in Hassan district. In 2021, he was allegedly raped twice and the accused recorded the act in his mobile phone. Four separate cases have been registered against Prajwal Revanna, facing allegations of rape and sexual harassment and a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to investigate cases.

HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna
Prajwal Revanna is the former Prime Minister and the grandson of JD (S) Patron HD Deve Gowda. These cases came to light when the alleged pornographic videos allegedly related to Prajwal Revanna were broadcast before the Lok Sabha elections to be held on 26 April 2024. The SIT arrested him on 31 May last year on arrival at Bangalore Airport from Germany in connection with a case registered at Holenarsipura Town Police Station. Revanna lost to Hassan parliamentary constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, later JD (S) suspended him from the party.

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