Renukaswamy murder case: SC questions Karnataka HC’s decision to grant bail to actor Darshan; ‘not satisfied’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Karnataka excessive courtroom’s order to grant bail to Sandalwood actor Darshan in Renukaswamy murder case. It mentioned that it wasn’t “convinced” over the way wherein the HC exercised its discretion in granting bail to the actor.“To be very honest with you, we are not convinced with the manner in which the high court has exercised discretion. Very honestly, we will say this,” PTI quoted the bench saying.“We will hear you because your clients are on bail. But you must have seen the manner in which the high court dictated the order,” the bench added.Last yr in December HC had granted bail to Darshan Toogudeep Srinivas, listed as accused quantity 2 within the Renukaswamy murder case. Bail was additionally granted to co-accused Pavithra Gowda (accused number one), Nagaraju, Anu Kumar, Lakshman, Jagadeesh alias Jagga, and R Pradoosh Rao. Renukaswamy, a medical store worker from Chitradurga, was allegedly kidnapped and killed on June 8 at a shed in Pattanagere, inside the RR Nagar police limits of Bengaluru. The crime surfaced the next day when a safety guard at a close-by residence advanced found the physique. According to the prosecution, the accused detained Renukaswamy within the shed, subjected him to torture, after which murdered him earlier than dumping his physique in a storm-water drain.