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Vinay Kulkarni: Big day for Vinay Kulkarni; will the MLA lose his bail and go back to jail?
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News18•09-10-2026, 09:32
Vinay Kulkarni: Big day for Vinay Kulkarni; will the MLA lose his bail and go back to jail?
- •The Supreme Court is set to hear the petition seeking the cancellation of bail granted to MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the Yogesh Gowda murder case.
- •Both the CBI and Gurunath Gowda have challenged the Karnataka High Court's order that suspended the sentence and granted bail.
- •During previous hearings, the Supreme Court strongly questioned whether a murder accused should be sitting in the Legislative Assembly.
- •Vinay Kulkarni faces the looming fear of re-arrest as a crucial verdict is expected from the bench led by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra.
Key Questions Answered
Yogesh Gowda's brother Gurunath Gowda and the CBI filed appeals in the Supreme Court to challenge the Karnataka High Court's order that stayed Vinay Kulkarni's life sentence and granted him conditional bail.
Vinay Kulkarni was identified as the prime accused in the 2016 murder of Dharwad BJP District Panchayat member Yogesh Gowda, leading a CBI special court to sentence him to life imprisonment in April 2026.
Amid allegations of witness intimidation and evidence tampering, the Supreme Court strongly questioned whether murder accused individuals should serve in the Legislative Assembly and expressed the opinion that they ought to be disqualified.
