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The Karnataka High Court granted Darshan an interim bail connected aesculapian grounds for six weeks connected October 30, 2024 but granted regular bail successful December. (Express File Photo)
In an interim order, the Supreme Court connected Friday refused to cancel the bail granted to Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa, Pavithra Gowda, and others successful a execution lawsuit but agreed to analyse the Karnataka government’s situation against it and issued notice.
A seat of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued announcement to Darshan and others connected the state’s plea against the Karnataka High Court’s bail order.
The authorities government, said the apex court, apprehended different co-accused would instrumentality vantage of the precocious tribunal order.
“Since authorities is praying for cancellation of bail, it would not beryllium due to enactment the cognition of the bid arsenic it would magnitude to cancellation of bail. Yet, to support the involvement of prosecution, if immoderate co-accused prays connected bail, the tribunal acrophobic shall not spot reliance connected the bid challenged earlier us. Any bail exertion filed shall beryllium decided connected its ain merit,” clarified the bench.
Senior advocator Sidharth Luthra on with advocator Anil Nishani, appearing for the authorities government, submitted that the precocious tribunal wholly “white-washed” the full case.
He expressed apprehension and said the different co-accused would instrumentality payment of the precocious tribunal bail order.
The Karnataka High Court connected December 13, 2024 granted bail to the histrion Darshan and others.
Darshan was arrested connected June 11, 2024, for allegedly sidesplitting his instrumentality Renukaswamy connected June 8 the aforesaid twelvemonth aft helium reportedly sent obscene messages to Gowda.
Before the assistance of bail, the histrion was lodged astatine the Parappana Agrahara Jail successful Bengaluru but erstwhile a photograph of him relaxing with immoderate different jailhouse inmates went viral, helium was transferred to Ballari Central Jail.
The authorities moved the apical tribunal against the bail connected January 6.
The mortal remains of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, an autorickshaw driver, were discovered connected June 9, 2024.
He allegedly succumbed to injuries aft being attacked connected the orders of Darshan, who reportedly urged his fans to accost and kidnap Renukaswamy for posting derogatory comments astir Gowda connected societal media.
The Karnataka High Court granted Darshan an interim bail connected aesculapian grounds for six weeks connected October 30, 2024 but granted regular bail successful December.
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