The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 24, 2025) reserved for judgment Karnataka’s challenge to a State High Court decision to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and six others in the Renukaswamy murder case.
A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan orally questioned whether the High Court had traversed beyond the limits of bail jurisdiction and virtually “dictated an order of acquittal”. The Bench debated whether the High Court indulged in a “perverse exercise” of discretionary power.
