Bengaluru, 22 July

A Bengaluru court on Monday granted conditional bail to JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna in a sexual abuse case. Revanna was arrested by Hassan police last month for allegedly sexually assaulting a 27-year-old man, a JD(S) worker.

The case was then handed over by the State government to the CID for further probe. Suraj is brother of former MP Prajwal Revanna who is facing charges of rape in three cases and accused of sexually abusing several women.

The 27-year-old man had complained to the police that Suraj, the eldest son of Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna, sexually abused him at his farmhouse in Ghannikada on 16 June.

Suraj, the grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and nephew of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, has categorically denied the charge.

The court has set multiple bail conditions on Suraj including: not to threaten and tamper with the prosecution witnesses or the complainant and victim and not to evade the investigation. He shall appear before the investigating officer whenever called by him for the purpose of investigation, furnish his passport to the Court and not leave the State without obtaining written permission from the Court.

Also, he shall not in any manner contact the victim directly or indirectly, he shall appear before the investigating officer on every second Sunday of the month and mark his attendance between 9am to 5pm for a period of six months or till the filing of charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and he shall not indulge in similar offence. PTI