Bengaluru, Aug. 2 -- After expelled JDS Leader and former Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment in a rape case, Special Public Prosecutor Ashok Nayak on Saturday said that the accused can challenge the sentence before the High Court.

"The accused has been sent to life imprisonment and fine has also been imposed on him...He can challenge the sentence before the High Court," Nayak told reporters.

Earlier today, expelled JDS Leader Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special Court for People's Representatives in connection with the rape of a domestic worker at a farmhouse in Holenarasipura in Hassan district.

A fine of Rs 10 lakh has also been imposed on expelled JDS Leader and former Lok Sabha MP P...