New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 24, reserved its order on Karnataka government's plea to cancel bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case, and observed that the approach of the court was "troubling". The order was also criticised as "perverse exercise of judicial power".

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan reserved the order after hearing arguments from both sides. The top court asked the lawyers appearing for some of the accused to file written submissions in a week's time.

The bench was hearing the state government's plea challenging the High Court's December 13, 2024 order that granted bail to Darshan and the other accused in the Renukas...