New Delhi, 14 August (H.S.) :

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to film actor Darshan, who is accused in the Chitradurga Renukaswamy murder case.

A two-judge bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan gave this order. The accused must surrender today or else the court has directed the police to arrest them.

Expressing outrage over the Karnataka High Court granting bail on technical grounds, the Supreme Court said that no one, no matter how big, is above the law.

The court said that the jail superintendent should have been suspended for providing luxurious facilities to a person in Bengaluru's Parappan Agrahara jail during his detention in a murder case. This is a significant verdict.

The bail of seven other accused in the case, including Pavithra Gowda, Jagadish alias Jagga, Anukumar alias Anu, Pradush, Nagaraju alias Naga, and Lakshman, has been cancelled.

Background of the case: The deceased Renukaswamy was a fan of the accused Darshan. Pavithra Gowda was in a live-in relationship with the accused Darshan. Renuka had sent Pavithra an obscene message on Instagram. For this reason, Renukaswamy was kidnapped and murdered in a shed. The investigation revealed that the accused were present at the scene of the murder. It has been revealed that the accused were present at the scene of the murder at the time of the kidnapping.

On June 8, 2024, Renukaswamy of Chitradurga was kidnapped, assaulted, and murdered, and Darshan was arrested on June 11. After being in jail for several months, he was released on interim bail on October 30 due to back pain. The High Court granted him regular bail on December 13.

The Karnataka government had challenged this verdict in the Supreme Court. After hearing the case, the court, which had reserved its verdict on July 24, cancelled the bail today. This has created a situation where Darshan and others will go to jail.

Hindusthan Samachar / Rakesh Mahadevappa