Bengaluru: A Bengaluru Court has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 17 to examine evidence and record witness testimony in the Renukaswamy murder case in which actors Darshan and Pavithra Gowda among others are named as accused. As of now, framing of charges against all the accused has been completed during which the accused have denied…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: Court to hear witnesses on Nov. 10
November 4, 2025Bengaluru: A Bengaluru Court yesterday framed charges against actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and 15 other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-57) framed the charges in the presence of Darshan, Pavithra and other accused following which all the accused denied the charges against them. Seeing the…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: Court orders inspection of jail facilities
October 11, 2025Bengaluru, Oct. 11 (Agencies)- The 57th Additional City Civil and Sessions Court yesterday directed the Member-Secretary of the Bengaluru City Legal Services Authority to visit the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to inspect the conditions in which actor Darshan was being held and submit a report by Oct. 18. Darshan, Accused No. 2 in the Renukaswamy…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: Will Darshan be back in Ballari Jail?
August 17, 2025Pavithra Gowda, Anukumar in Bengaluru; Jagadish, Lakshman in Shivamogga, Nagaraj in Kalaburagi, Pradosh in Belagavi Jail? Bengaluru: Kannada actor Darshan and six other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, who are currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara, are likely to be shifted to different prisons across Karnataka. Officials of the Prisons Department…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: HC bail decision was a ‘perverse’ exercise of judicial power: SC
August 14, 2025New Delhi: In big blow to actor Darshan and other six accused in the Renukaswamy muder case, the Supreme Court this morning set aside the bail granted to them by Karnataka High Court on Dec. 13 last year. The Apex Court bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, ordered the authorities take all…
Renukaswamy murder case: Don’t cancel bail: Actors Darshan, Pavithra Gowda plead SC
August 7, 2025New Delhi: 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…
Appeal against actor Darshan’s bail: SC raps HC
July 24, 2025“Perverse exercise of judicial discretion” New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning reserved its order on the Karnataka Government’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Karnataka High Court (HC) to actor Darshan and others accused in Renukaswamy murder case. A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan reserved the verdict…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: Court raps actor Darshan for skipping hearing
April 9, 2025Bengaluru: The absence of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa during the hearing in the Renukaswamy murder case drew a sharp rebuke from the City Civil and Sessions Court, here yesterday. The Court expressed displeasure after being informed by Darshan’s legal counsel that the actor could not appear due to severe back pain. The Judge reiterated that…
Renukaswamy Murder Case: SC refuses to cancel bail granted to actor Darshan and others
January 24, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning refused to cancel the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court (HC) to Kannada actor Darshan, Pavithra Gowda and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. However, the Apex Court agreed to examine Government of Karnataka’s challenge. The SC Bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan…
Darshan, Pavithra Gowda get Court nod to leave Bengaluru
January 11, 2025Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Darshan and Pavithra Gowda, the prime accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, were granted permission by a Bengaluru court to move out of the city under their regular and conditional bail terms. Darshan’s advocate requested permission for the actor to travel to Mysuru, which was granted for the period from January…









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