Bengaluru, Sep 24, 2025

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea by Prajwal Revanna, former JD-S MP and grandson of former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, convicted in the much-discussed sex CD and rape case, to transfer the matter from the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru to a different court.

Prajwal Revanna claimed that the presiding officer of the court is biased against him.

The bench headed by Justice M.I. Arun passed the order, turning down the request.

Prajwal Revanna has submitted the plea under Section 408 of the CrPC and sought transfer of his case to another court.

However, the bench maintained that the Special Court for MLAs/MPs is specially set up to conduct trails regarding offences alleged against elected representatives.

The bench further observed that the

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