SC Sets Aside K'taka HC Order Granting Bail to Actor Darshan

In a major setback to Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa and Pavithra Gowda and five others, the Supreme Court on Thursday in its decision set aside the Karnataka High Court's order of granting bail to them in the Renukaswamy murder case.

- Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty @ New Delhi

"The order (Karnataka High Court) is set aside, and the bail granted to the accused is set aside," said a two-judge Bench of the top court, headed by Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, on Thursday. The court, which had earlier reserved the judgment on July 24, pronounced the order on Thursday after hearing an appeal filed by the Karnataka government challenging the Karnatak