The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its judgement on Thursday on the appeal by former minister H. Halappa, facing allegations of rape, challenging a local court order permitting conduct of DNA test on him.
When the case came up for hearing before the Single Bench, Justice Subhash. B. Adi, on Wednesday, Mr. Halappa’s counsel Ravi. B. Naik filed his objections against Shimoga JMFC order permitting the CID police investigating the case to draw Mr. Halappa’s blood samples to conduct the DNA test.
Meanwhile, the hearing of Mr. Halappa’s bail application has been adjourned for two weeks.
Mr. Halappa’s judicial custody was recently extended by Shimoga JMFC court to June Seven.
Mr. Halappa had quit as Food and Civil Supplies Minister on May 2 in the wake of allegations of rape of his friend’s wife in November last at Shimoga.
