Who Is Prajwal Revanna? Former PM Deve Gowda's Grandson Convicted In Rape Case

Last Updated:August 01, 2025, 14:16 IST

Former MP Prajwal Revanna was convicted in one of four sexual abuse and rape cases. Revanna is the grandson of former PM H D Deve Gowda.

A file photo of Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna (Photo: PTI)

A trial court in Bengaluru on Friday convicted former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases registered against him.

Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat passed the order while the hearing on the quantum of sentence will be held tomorrow.

In April this year, the trial court framed various criminal charges against Revanna for several offences, including Section 376(2)(k) (rape of a woman by a person who is in a dominant position or a position of control) and Section 376(2)(n) (repeatedly raping a woman).

The case pertains to a 48-year-old woman who was working as a help at the family’s Gannikada farmhouse in Hassan district’s Holenarasipura. She was allegedly raped twice in 2021 and the act recorded by the accused on his mobile phone.

Four separate cases have been registered against Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual harassment, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to probe the cases against him.

Who Is Prajwal Revanna? 

Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD (S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda. Revanna had failed in his bid to retain the Hassan parliamentary constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. JD(S) suspended him from the party following the cases filed against him.

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