Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Darshan and wife seek Karnataka HC relief in geese case
Four protected bar-headed geese were found at actor Darshan’s farmhouse in Mysuru district.
The Forest Department responded by filing a case.
A court at T. Narasipura then issued summons.
Darshan and his wife, Vijayalakshmi, have asked the Karnataka High Court to cancel the case.
They say the geese flew into the farmhouse by themselves.
They also say they only learned about the birds when officials inspected the property.
The Forest Department says the discovery led to legal proceedings.
Darshan is separately in judicial custody in the Renukaswamy murder case.
Actor Darshan and his wife, Vijayalakshmi, have petitioned the Karnataka High Court to quash proceedings over four bar-headed geese found at their Mysuru farmhouse.
The Forest Department filed a private complaint after discovering the protected birds during an inspection.
A lower court at T. Narasipura issued summons in the case.
Darshan and Vijayalakshmi deny intentionally possessing the geese, saying the birds flew onto the property.
Darshan is already in judicial custody in the Renukaswamy murder case, and the High Court petition is expected to be heard shortly.
- Who
- Actor Darshan, his wife Vijayalakshmi, farmhouse manager Nagaraj, and the Forest Department are involved.
- What
- Darshan and Vijayalakshmi are seeking to quash proceedings concerning four bar-headed geese found at their farmhouse.
- When
- The geese were found during a Forest Department inspection; the High Court petition is expected to come up shortly.
- Where
- The birds were found at a farmhouse on the T. Narasipura road in Mysuru district, and the petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court.
- Why
- The petitioners say the geese flew onto the property and were not intentionally kept, while the Forest Department initiated proceedings after finding the protected birds.
Darshan and Vijayalakshmi’s position
Forest Department’s position
How the geese arrived
Darshan and Vijayalakshmi’s position
The petitioners say the four geese flew into the farmhouse on their own and were not intentionally kept or possessed.
Forest Department’s position
The Forest Department initiated proceedings after finding the protected birds at the farmhouse during an inspection.
Criminal proceedings
Darshan and Vijayalakshmi’s position
Darshan and Vijayalakshmi want the High Court to cancel the lower court’s proceedings and summons.
Forest Department’s position
The Forest Department filed a private complaint before the T. Narasipura court, which then issued summons.
- Birds found
- Four bar-headed geese
- Location
- Darshan’s farmhouse on the T. Narasipura road, Mysuru district
- Proceeding sought to be quashed
- The private complaint, criminal proceedings, and summons issued by the lower court
- Lower court
- Court at T. Narasipura
- Petitioners
- Darshan and Vijayalakshmi; farmhouse manager Nagaraj reportedly also joined the petition
- Legal status of birds
- Bar-headed geese are protected wild birds
- Separate case
- Darshan is in judicial custody as accused No. 2 in the Renukaswamy murder case