After close to a month-long imprisonment at the central prison of Parappana Agarahara, the Special Court of Magistrate for criminal cases against former and present MPs and MLAs on Monday granted conditional bail to Suraj Revanna, JD(S) MLC, in a case of alleged sexual harassment.
Apart from executing a personal bond of ₹2 lakh along with two sureties, the court has also imposed conditions to furnish his passport and directed him not to leave the State without a written permission from the court.
He is also not to threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses or the complainant and victim. The court also directed Suraj not to evade the investigation and appear before the investigating officer (IO) whenever summoned. The court also granted him anticipatory bail in a second FIR, in which Suraj was accused of sexual abuse by one of his associates.
The SIT CID arrested Suraj on June 23 following an FIR filed at the Holenarasipura Rural police station in Hassan district, under Sections 377 (carnal intercourse against the order of nature), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace).
According to the FIR, the party worker visited Suraj at a farmhouse in Holenarasipur taluk on June 16. The complainant alleged that the MLC stripped and sexually assaulted him and threatened to kill his family members. He also alleged that Suraj had assured him of a job and help for political growth before sexually assaulting him and later threatened him with dire consequences if he revealed it to anyone.
Published - July 22, 2024 07:55 pm IST
