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Karnataka HC rejects Darshan’s plea over co-accused’s pardon
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition by actor Darshan and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. They had sought a direction to the sessions court to hear them on…
The Story in Brief
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition by actor Darshan and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. They had sought a direction to the sessions court to hear them on an application by co-accused Pradosh S Rao, who seeks pardon by turning approver under Section 307 of the CrPC.
The sessions court on August 10 rejected their plea, holding that co-accused have no right of audience in such proceedings. Justice M Nagaprasanna upheld this, citing the Vinay Kulkarni precedent: co-accused can challenge procedural illegalities in granting pardon but not the merits of the order itself.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that a popular actor is being singled out or that co-accused always deserve a full hearing does not hold here. The high court has simply followed settled law, which balances the state's need for approvers with defendants' fair-trial rights. The test now is whether the sessions court, when it finally rules on Pradosh's pardon, keeps its decision strictly to legal grounds, or lets celebrity sway procedure.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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