Supreme Court Cancels Kannada Actor Darshan’s Bail in Renukaswamy Murder Case
Arrest After Bail Cancellation Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa was arrested in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case shortly after the Supreme Court of India cancelled his interim bail on Thursday. Following his arrest, he was taken to Annapoorneshwarinagar police station and will be produced before the court. Visuals from the scene showed Darshan being escorted in a police van under heavy security. Along with Darshan, four others were also arrested — Kannada actor Pavithra Gowda , and individuals identified as Lakshman , Pradosh , and Nagaraj . SC Criticism of High Court’s Bail Order A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan quashed the interim bail earlier granted by the Karnataka High Court , stating that the HC had failed to follow proper legal principles in granting bail in a murder case. The Court observed that the High Court had: Overlooked serious evidence presented by the prosecution. Relied on inadequate grounds, such as the mere filing of a c...