Kannada superstar Darshan and wife Pavithra Gowda get bail from Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted bail to Kannada superstar Darshan and his partner Pavithra Gowda in connection with the Renukaswamy murder caseThe bench headed by Justice Vishwajith Shetty also granted bail to accused Nagaraju Anukumar M Laxman Jagadish and Pradoosh RaoSenior counsel C V Nagesh represented Darshan and the Special Public Prosecutor SPP P Prasanna Kumar made submissions for the prosecutionGowdas advocate Shilpa said bail was granted to her based on arguments questioning her involvement in the caseGowda presently lodged in the Central Prison of the Parappana Agrahara on the outskirts of Bengaluru will be released on MondayDuring arguments on the regular bail plea C V Nagesh had countered the objections raised by the Special Public Prosecutor SPP stating that although Renukaswamys body reportedly had 39 blood stains there was only one bleeding injuryNagesh asserted that at every stage from recording eyewitness statements to conducting the investigation the prosecution liedThe bail was granted based on a report by doctors from Ballari The doctors at BGS Hospital also accepted the Ballari doctors report confirming the need for surgery of the actor he saidWe must proceed with the operation as recommended by the doctors It cannot be done on demand after three or four weeks he arguedEarlier Special Public Prosecutor P Prasanna Kumar submitted to the Karnataka High Court that Darshan was misusing the interim bail granted to him on medical groundsSubmitting his objections to the court for granting the regular bail Prasanna Kumar said that the interim bail was taken citing urgency and the court was told that he was likely to suffer a strokePrasanna Kumar further said that in the case of Darshan dramatic situations are createdRecently the court had extended Darshans interim bail on medical groundsDarshan was released from prison on October 30 on interim bail after spending 131 days in jailDarshan admitted to the BGS Apollo Hospital in Bengaluru was being treated for severe back painDarshan his partner Gowda and 15 others were arrested on June 11 on charges of kidnapping and brutally murdering his fan Renukaswamy from ChitradurgaRenukaswamy had allegedly sent derogatory and obscene messages to Pavithra Gowda as he was miffed with the actor having a relationship with her despite being marriedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever