HC bail to Darshan perverse use of discretionary powers, says SC

The bench, nevertheless, expressed concern over the excessive court docket’s method, particularly in dealing with the gravity of homicide cost. “We won’t repeat the error of the excessive court docket. We aren’t right here to resolve guilt or innocence, solely to look at whether or not bail was rightly granted,” Justice Pardiwala mentioned.

Darshan, together with actress Pavithra Gowda and several other others, is accused of abducting and torturing 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan who allegedly despatched obscene messages to Pavithra.

The police claimed that the sufferer was held in a shed in Bengaluru for 3 days in June 2024, tortured, and his physique then recovered from a drain.

The highest court docket on 24 January issued notices to the actor, Pavithra Gowda, and others within the case on the plea of the state authorities. Darshan was arrested on 11 June 2024 for allegedly killing Renukaswamy on 8 June the identical yr.

The actor was lodged on the Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru however when {a photograph} of him enjoyable with another jail inmates went viral, he was transferred to Ballari Central Jail. The state moved the highest court docket towards the bail on 6 January this yr.

The mortal stays of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, an autorickshaw driver, have been found on 9 June 2024. He allegedly succumbed to accidents after being attacked on the orders of Darshan, who reportedly urged his followers to accost and kidnap Renukaswamy for posting derogatory feedback about Gowda on social media.