Supreme Court refuses to cancel accused Mohan Nayak’s bail –

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of Kavitha Lankesh towards a Karnataka High Court order that granted bail to an accused within the homicide case of her elder sister and journalist Gauri Lankesh.

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and S C Sharma famous that the accused, Mohan Nayak, has cooperated with the trial courtroom within the proceedings and has not sought any adjournment.

“Under the circumstances, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned orders passed by the high court. However, it is directed that the trial court shall expeditiously conduct the trial and all the parties shall cooperate with the trial court in concluding the trial.

“It goes without saying that if the respondent– accused– does not cooperate or asks for unnecessary adjournment(s) or commits breach of any condition, the State of Karnataka or the complainant shall be at liberty to apply for cancellation of bail, and if any such application is filed, the same shall be decided on its own merits and in accordance with law,” the bench mentioned.

Kavitha had moved the highest courtroom towards the excessive courtroom order dated December 7, 2023.

Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, showing for Karnataka, instructed the courtroom that to date, 137 witnesses have been examined by the prosecution, 137 witnesses have been dropped and the prosecution can also be prone to drop 150 extra witnesses, and now about 100 witnesses are nonetheless to be examined.

Lankesh was shot useless outdoors her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017.