The Karnataka High Court on Friday and ordered the immediate release of Bharatiya Janata Party MLC CT Ravi, Live Law reported. He was arrested on the basis of a complaint by Congress minister Laxmi Hebbalkar who accused Ravi of using a derogatory word against her.

The court granted bail to Ravi, even as he was from Belagavi by the police to present him before a court for elected representatives, The Indian Express reported.

A first information report was filed under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman through words, gestures or actions.

The BJP leader in Belagavi on Thursday evening over his allegedly derogatory remark he made about Hebbalkar, who is the state women and child development minister, during the Winter Session of the Legislative Council.

On Thursday, the House after heated arguments between BJP and Congress leaders over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s of BR Ambedkar. However, even after the adjournment, members from both sides continued to shout slogans.

Amid the ruckus, Hebbalkar accused Ravi of repeatedly calling Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a “drug addict”, according to India Today.

In response, Hebbalkar called Ravi a “murderer”, referring to his alleged involvement in a . This led the BJP leader to use an alleged...