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SC upholds anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna in kidnapping case

In a setback to the Karnataka government, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan took into account that the chargesheet had been filed in the case and refused to interfere with Karnataka High Court order.

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Bhavani is accused of trying to prevent the survivor, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by her son, from filing a complaint.PHOTO:FB

New Delhi, 18 Oct

Supreme Court on Friday refused to set aside the anticipatory bail given to Bhavani Revanna, the mother of suspended JD(S) leader and rape accused Prajwal Revanna, in a kidnapping case while dismissing the Karnataka government's plea.

During the hearing, the State government counsel, claimed the mother was directly involved in allegedly procuring women for her son.

The apex court noted that the principal accused in the case had been arrested and put under custodial interrogation.

The High Court had on 18 June granted anticipatory bail to Bhavani emphasising she had already answered 85 questions during the investigation, making it unfair to claim she was not cooperating with the special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged sexual abuse cases against her son.

High Court while granting the pre-arrest bail said media trials should be avoided and highlighted the state's allegations of non-cooperation were unconvincing since Bhavani had already provided extensive responses during her interrogation.

On 7 June, with the reprieve the High Court prevented Bhavani from entering Mysuru and Hassan districts while extending the embargo on 14 June.

Bhavani is accused of trying to prevent the survivor, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by her son, from filing a complaint. PTI