NEW DELHI, 24 JULY

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the Karnataka government's plea to cancel the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case.

A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan reserved the order after hearing arguments from both sides.

The top court asked the lawyers appearing for some of the accused to file written submissions within a week.

The bench was hearing a plea filed by the state government against the high court's 13 December verdict granting bail to Darshan and co-accused.

Darshan, along with actress Pavithra Gowda and several others, is accused of abducting and torturing 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan who allegedly sent obscene messages to Pavithra.

The police alleged the victim was held in a shed in Bengaluru for three days in June 2024, tortured, and his body was recovered from a drain.

The top court issued notices to the actor, Pavithra Gowda, and others in the case on the state government's plea on 24 January.