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Renukaswamy Murder Case: Celebrities Cannot Use Their Popularity to Influence the Law, Cautions Supreme Court
The Supreme Court revoked bail citing risks of witness intimidation and trial interference in the murder case involving actor Darshan and others, stressing adherence to legal principles.
- On August 14, the Supreme Court of India set aside the bail of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and co-accused, and Bengaluru Police rearrested him.
- In December, the High Court had released Darshan on bail, but the Karnataka government filed a plea in the Supreme Court, which Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan quashed for illegalities.
- The Supreme Court slammed the Karnataka High Court's decision as `illogical and potentially harmful to the trial`, noting the order lacked reasons under IPC Sections 302 and 34.
- On Thursday, Bengaluru Police rearrested Darshan Thoogudeepa at Actress Pavithra Gowda’s apartment in Hosakerehalli after the Supreme Court’s decision, and he returned to the city soon after the order.
- Ahead of August 15, the song `Idre Nemdiyaag Irbek` from The Devil, Darshan had to return to jail a day before its release.
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"Popularity Not A Shield": Supreme Court's Top Quotes On Actor Darshan
The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of Kannada actor Darshan Thogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case. He was arrested soon after the order came. The state had objected to the interim bail granted to the actor accused of murder.
·New Delhi, India
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