Bengaluru, Nov 13, 2025

Prajwal Revanna, the former Janata Dal-Secular MP and grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, who was convicted of life imprisonment in a sex video and rape case, said that his continued detention is unwarranted.

A division bench of Justice K.S. Mudagal and Justice T. Venkatesh Naik heard the appeal matter on Thursday and postponed the next hearing to November 24.

The bench asked Prajwal to submit the gist of his submissions to the court.

The bench also asked the prosecution to file objections by the next date of hearing.

Prajwal Revanna through his counsel also said that the prosecution’s case lacks strength, the evidence does not establish a clear connection, and therefore, his continued detention is unwarranted.

Senior counsel Siddharth Luthra, r

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