A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan overturned the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom's order, stating it had “numerous infirmities.”
“We thought-about the whole lot. The grant of bail in addition to cancellation. It's evident that the excessive court docket order suffers from critical infirmities, as a substitute it displays a mechanical train and furthermore, the excessive court docket undertook examination at pre-trial stage,” the bench noticed.
“The trial court docket is alone the suitable discussion board. The well-founded allegations, coupled with forensic proof re-enforce the cancellation of bail, The bail grant to the petitioner cancelled,” it added.
The ruling got here in response to an attraction filed by the Karnataka authorities difficult the Excessive Courtroom's December 13, 2024 resolution to grant bail to Darshan and his co-accused.
Darshan, actress Pavithra Gowda, and several other others are accused of abducting and torturing 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan who allegedly despatched obscene messages to Gowda.In line with police, the sufferer was confined in a shed in Bengaluru for 3 days in June 2024, subjected to torture, and later discovered lifeless in a drain.On January 24, the Supreme Courtroom had issued notices to Darshan, Gowda, and others primarily based on the state authorities's plea.
