The Karnataka High Court has refused to suspend the life sentence awarded to former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna by a trial court in one of the four rape cases registered against him, observing that the nature of allegations, potential influence over witnesses, and multiple pending cases made this “not a fit case for bail.”

A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T , delivering the order on Wednesday, emphasised that the gravity of repeated sexual offences, the influential position of the accused, and concerns raised by the prosecution regarding victim and witness safety weighed decisively against suspending the sentence.

The court pointed out that even during the trial, Revanna was never granted bail, and noted that the survivor in this case had delayed rep

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