# Karnataka HC dismisses Darshan’s plea in Renukaswamy murder case 2026-08-13T20:10:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed actor Darshan's petition against a sessions court order that barred him from filing objections to a co-accused's plea to become an approver in the Renukaswamy murder case. Justice M Nagaprasanna ruled that a co-accused has no right to participate in pardon proceedings, citing the Vinay Kulkarni murder case precedent, which the Supreme Court had upheld. Darshan, the second accused, had challenged the August 10 order of the 58th Additional City Civil and Sessions Court in Bengaluru regarding co-accused Pradosh Rao's application to turn approver under Section 306 of the CrPC. The High Court noted that Darshan's interests are protected at trial stage when he can cross-examine the approver. Darshan and actress Pavithra Gowda are among 17 accused in the case. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: approver, CrPC Section 306, Darshan, judicial custody, Karnataka High Court, Renukaswamy murder Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-hc-rejects-actor-darshans-plea-in-renukaswamy-murder-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-hc-rejects-actor-darshans-plea-in-renukaswamy-murder-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.