Karnataka Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) MLA HD Revanna was granted interim bail by a Bengaluru court in connection with the sexual assault case in Hassan district's Holenarsipura on Thursday.
The development comes two days after Revanna was released from the central prison after a Special Court for Elected Representatives granted bail to him in a woman abduction case linked to sexual abuse charges against his son and MP Prajwal Revanna.
The woman was allegedly kidnapped to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal, police sources have said.
Addressing reporters, Revanna said he will abide by the court orders. “I will not react to anything. I have immense respect for the judiciary. I complied with the court order for the past 11 days. I will not say anything beyond this. I have faith in God. He only got me out of this situation,” the JD(S) MLA from Holenarasipura in Hassan district said.
The 66-year-old former minister visited a temple in the city after stepping out of the jail and offered special prayers.
Revanna was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in an alleged case of kidnapping a woman linked to the allegations of sexual abuse of women by Prajwal Revanna, on May 4.
While granting the bail, the court invoked conditions, such as Revanna will be given bail upon executing Rs 5 lakh bond, he should not be allowed to leave the country, and he should not try to influence the victim or other related parties to the case.
Revanna's three-day police custody ended on May 8, following which he was produced in the XVII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, which remanded him to seven days’ judicial custody, till May 14.
(With agencies inputs)
