A court here Tuesday reserved its order for October 9 on a petition concerning the jail facilities provided to actor Darshan, who is currently lodged in Bengaluru prison as an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case.

Jail authorities submitted a report to the 57th Sessions court here during the hearing, and the Judge heard extensive arguments from both sides.

During the hearing, the actor’s counsel, advocate Sunil, pressed for Darshan to be shifted to a different cell. He contended that excessive restrictions were being imposed on his client.

“Many VIPs have been imprisoned. Were they all given the same kind of security? Why is so much security only for Darshan?”. He also questioned why his client was kept in a quarantine cell for 45 days when the jail manual mentions only 14 days.

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