Bengaluru, Former JD MP Prajwal Revanna’s appeal against his rape case conviction recently came up before the Karnataka High Court and his counsel argued that the trial court’s verdict was driven by a media narrative and unsupported by solid evidence. HC hears Prajwal Revanna’s appeal; counsel alleges media trial, weak evidence A Division Bench of Justices KS Mudagal and Venkatesh Naik heard the matter on November 13. Revanna’s advocate, Senior counsel Sidharth Luthra told the court that the conviction lacked incriminating material, pointing out contradictions in witness statements and claiming that the trial judge appeared swayed by the survivor’s emotional state during questioning. He argued that such factors could not form the basis of a life sentence. He also highlighted a delay of three to four years in reporting the offence and an additional delay of up to 48 hours in recording the survivor’s complaint after she approached the police. According to him, these gaps, along with alleged lapses in handling evidence, raised serious doubts about the prosecution’s case. The defence further contended that the …