US Edition‘High Court Judge Making Such Mistake’: Supreme Court on Bail to Actor Darshan in Renukaswamy Case
KARNATAKA, INDIA, JUL 24 – The Supreme Court expressed strong reservations about the High Court's bail order amid serious murder and kidnapping charges against actor Darshan, with verdict expected within ten days.
- In the Renukaswamy murder case, a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan reserved judgment on Thursday after considering the Karnataka government’s petition to cancel Darshan Thoogudeepa’s bail.
- Following the High Court’s December 13 order, the Karnataka government challenged the bail in January.
- On July 17, the Supreme Court said it was `not convinced` by the High Court’s bail decision, and questioned the lack of arrest grounds and weight of forensic and eyewitness evidence.
- The bench asked Darshan Thoogudeepa’s lawyers to give `good reason` why it should not interfere with the bail order, and nine central jail officials were suspended for his widely shared prison photograph.
- Following the reserved hearing, the verdict should arrive within ten days, and Darshan Thoogudeepa is due to return to Bengaluru on Friday .
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‘Karnataka HC’s approach troubling’: SC on order granting bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the approach of the Karnataka High Court in granting bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case was “troubling”, Live Law reported.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan made the remarks while reserving its judgement on a special leave petition filed by the Karnataka government seeking that the bail granted to Thoogudeepa be cancelled.On October 30, the High Court granted in…
‘Has Karnataka High Court applied its mind judiciously?’: Supreme Court reserves order on plea against Darshan’s bail in Renukaswamy murder case
The Karnataka High Court granted regular bail to Darshan, Pavitra Gowda, and other co-accused in the Renukaswamy murder case in December last year.
‘High Court judge making such mistake’: Supreme Court on bail to actor Darshan in Renukaswamy case
The bench was hearing the state government's plea challenging the High Court’s December 13, 2024 order that granted bail to Darshan and the other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case.
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