New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Renowned Kannada film actor Darshan and small-time actress Pavithra Gowda, the main accused in the murder case of Renukaswamy from Chitradurga in Karnataka, have submitted written statements to the Supreme Court, through their advocates, contending why their bail should not be cancelled.

On July 24, the bench of Supreme Court Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan had directed all the counsels to submit written arguments in three pages within a week's time. The details of the submissions emerged yesterday.

The Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the Karnataka Police, challenging the bail granted to Darshan and others in the Renukaswamy murder case. The apex court had expressed its strong ...