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Actor Darshan gets big relief in Renukaswamy murder case, Supreme Court refuses to cancel bail
Darshan: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to cancel the bail granted to Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa, Pavitra Gowda, and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case, but agreed to examine the challenge of the Karnataka government.
Actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, Pavitra Gowda, and five others have got a big relief in the Renukaswamy murder case. The Supreme Court refused to cancel their bail on Friday. Now their bail will continue. However, the court agreed to examine the government's challenge. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued notice to Darshan and others on the state's petition against the bail order of the Karnataka High Court.
The Supreme Court said that the state government fears that other co-accused will be allowed to take advantage of the order passed by the High Court. Since the State is praying for cancellation of bail, it would not be appropriate to stay the operation of the order, as it would amount to cancellation of bail. Nevertheless, to protect the interest of the prosecution, if any co-accused prays for bail, the court concerned shall not rely on the order challenged before us. Any bail plea filed will be decided on its merits.
The High Court of Karnataka granted bail to actor Darshan and others on December 13, 2024. Darshan was arrested by the Karnataka police on June 11, 2024, for allegedly murdering his fan Renukaswamy on June 8 the same year as he had allegedly sent obscene messages to Pavithra Gowda. The actor was lodged at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara prison before being granted bail and was shifted to Ballari Central Prison after a photo of him relaxing with some other prison inmates went viral.
