Overview

• Jail authorities submitted a report as the court heard Darshan’s petition seeking changes to his prison conditions and cell placement.
• The Special Public Prosecutor argued no luxury bed could be provided and cited the jail manual to justify placing the actor in a quarantine cell, noting the term appears repeatedly in the rules.
• Darshan’s counsel claimed he has been denied basic facilities, objected to extended time in a quarantine cell beyond 14 days, and pressed for a cell shift while alleging unequal treatment compared with other inmates.
• The judge urged the defence to specify exactly which facilities were sought and curtailed lengthy exchanges, with the defence even suggesting the petition could be withdrawn if the manual supported quarantine use.
• Darshan remains in judicial custody after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail, as the murder case proceeds on a 3,991-page chargesheet naming him, Pavithra Gowda and others in the killing of fan Renukaswamy.