NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the bail granted to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and 16 others in the sensational Renukaswamy murder case.
A special leave petition has been filed on January 6 against the December 13 Karnataka High Court order of granting bail to the accused. The plea has been filed through Krishna & Nishani Law Chambers.
Karnataka Challenges Bail in Renukaswamy Murder Case: Actor Darshan in Focus
Noted lawyer and senior advocate Sidharth Luthra would represent the Karnataka government in the Supreme Court.
Darshan, a 47-year-old Kannada actor, was arrested on June 11 in connection with the murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a native of Chitradurga.
SC to Hear Plea Against Bail Granted to Darshan Thoogudeepa, 16 Others
The victim’s body was discovered near a stormwater drain in Bengaluru on June 9.
The police claimed Renukaswamy had allegedly sent obscene messages to Darshan’s associate, Pavithra Gowda, which enraged the actor.
Police investigation led to the arrest of actor Darshan, his close friend Pavithra Gowda and 15 other associates.
The Bengaluru police also filed a charge sheet on September 3 naming Pavithra as accused number 1 and Darshan as the accused number 2. Police claimed that Renukaswamy's act of sending offensive messages to Pavithra was the motive of the offence.
The others named in the charge sheet were Pawan K, 29; Raghavendra, 43; Nandish, 28; Jagadish, 36; Anukumar, 25; Ravi Shankar, 32; Dhanraj D, 27; Vinay V, 38; Nagaraju, 41; Laxman, 54; Deepak, 39; Pradosh, 40; Karthik, 27; Keshavamurthy, 27, and Nikhil Nayak, 21.
On December 13, the Karnataka High Court granted conditional bail to Darshan, who was already out on interim bail on medical grounds granted on October 30.
Pavithra, Nagaraju, Anu Kumar, Laxman, Jagadeesh and Pradoosh were also granted bail. All 17 accused are currently out on bail.
