SC pulls up Karnataka HC over bail granted to actor Darshan in '24 murder
New Delhi, July 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said the manner in which the Karnataka high court granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan and others in the Renukawamy murder case was "troubling" and wondered if the high court has applied its "mind judicially" while using its discretion.
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan reserved its verdict on the Karnataka government's appeal seeking cancellation of the high court's December 13, 2024 order granting bail to the actor and co-accused. "What is troubling us is the approach of the high court. Look at the manner in which the matter (of bail) has been dealt with.We are sorry to say this, but does the high court dictate similar orders in all bail applications," the bench remarked. The bench questioned the high court judge's approach in seeking grounds of arrest. "Lastly, he (the high court judge) says grounds of arrest not provided in a murder case. Is this his understanding? This is a high court judge. We want to understand while exercising discretion has the high court rightly applied its mind judicially," it added.
The top court on July 17 expressed its reservation over the high court granting bail....
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