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Darshan Case: Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To Tomorrow
- •Darshan and Vijayalakshmi approached the Supreme Court challenging the lower court orders allowing accused Pradosh to turn an approver in the Renukaswamy murder case.
- •The hearing took place before a bench headed by Justice Pardiwala in the Supreme Court.
- •Senior counsel Nagamuthu, representing Vijayalakshmi, argued that there were legal flaws and procedural lapses in making Pradosh an approver without prior statements under Section 164.
- •The Supreme Court stated it would examine the judgment copies submitted by the counsel and adjourned the hearing to the next day.
Key Questions Answered
A bench headed by Justice Pardiwala heard the petition filed by Darshan and Vijayalakshmi challenging the order allowing accused Pradosh to turn an approver. Vijayalakshmi's counsel, Nagamuthu, argued that there were legal flaws in the procedure, noting that no prior statement under Section 164 or Section 161 of the Cr.P.C. was recorded. The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing to the following day to examine the judgment copies submitted by the counsel.
The petition filed by Darshan and Vijayalakshmi to challenge Pradosh becoming an approver was initially rejected by the sessions court. Following that decision, the Karnataka High Court upheld the order of the sessions court, stating that no illegality was found in the trial court's order.
Counsel Nagamuthu argued that Pradosh simply filed an application through a lawyer without recording any prior statements under Section 161 or Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., and that the proper procedure under Section 364 was not followed. Citing judgments from several cases, the lawyer requested a stay on Pradosh turning an approver due to these legal flaws.
