SC seeks Revanna’s response on petition by Karnataka govt.
The Supreme Court issued notice to H.D. Revanna on Karnataka’s challenge to a High Court order that quashed an IPC Section 354 charge in a sexual-harassment case.
- The Supreme Court agreed to hear Karnataka’s challenge to the High Court order and issued notice to H.D. Revanna.
- The Karnataka High Court quashed the Section 354 charge, retained the Section 354A charge, and asked the trial court to reconsider condonation of the nearly three-year delay.
- H.D. Revanna is a former JD(S) minister and legislator facing a sexual-harassment case filed by a former house help.
- The related FIR was registered in April 2024 after allegations were also made against Prajwal Revanna.
What happened
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Karnataka’s challenge to a High Court order that quashed the charge under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against former JD(S) minister and legislator H.D. Revanna in a sexual-harassment case. The Supreme Court issued notice to Revanna and said it had reservations about the High Court’s interference after cognisance had already been taken.
The complaint was filed by a former house help. The related first information report (FIR) was registered in April 2024 after allegations were also made against Revanna’s son, former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna.
UPSC may ask how higher courts should balance procedural fairness, trial autonomy, and protection against abuse of criminal process in sexual-offence cases.
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