A Bengaluru court has directed the chief medical officer of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to conduct a complete medical examination of actor Darshan, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, and submit a report on his condition. However, the supplied report contains a material date discrepancy that requires confirmation before the court direction and deadline can be treated as current.
The direction was issued by the 58th Additional Sessions Court of the City Civil Court on an application filed by Darshan seeking appropriate treatment for a spinal-related illness. According to Prajavani, the order requires the prison’s chief medical officer to examine Darshan’s medical records, treatment history and the symptoms he is currently reporting.
The prison medical authorities have also been directed to establish whether Darshan has received necessary medicines, physiotherapy and other conventional medical treatment available within the prison system. The court has further asked the medical officer to determine whether he requires continuing physiotherapy, additional diagnostic investigations or any specialised medical intervention.
If the facilities available inside the central prison are found to be inadequate, the authorities must take steps under applicable prison rules and procedures to refer Darshan to a suitable government hospital or another competent specialised medical institution for further examination and treatment, the report said.
The court has indicated that, after receiving the medical report, it may consider whether an independent opinion from an external medical board is necessary. The direction therefore places the immediate responsibility on the prison medical administration while retaining the court’s power to seek an outside assessment.
The proceedings also included an explanation from special public prosecutor P. Prasanna Kumar regarding his absence from an earlier hearing. Darshan’s senior counsel, Hashmath Pasha, had objected to the prosecutor’s absence on September 5. Prasanna Kumar told the court that his father had suffered a severe heart attack on August 12 and required hospitalisation and surgery. He said he had attended court in the morning but later sought exemption because of the medical emergency.
The prosecutor told the court that he had not disclosed the private circumstances earlier because he did not want to appear to be seeking sympathy. He also said he had been absent on September 5 for personal reasons and assured the court that he had not denied, and would not deny, medical treatment to any accused person.
The supplied report refers to submission of the medical report by September 12, but it does not specify the year. Its accompanying record is dated November 7, 2026, creating a material uncertainty about whether the court order is a current development, an earlier proceeding reproduced later, or a record containing an incorrect date. The court order, the applicable deadline and the present status of Darshan’s medical examination require confirmation.
