AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa to remain in jail, bail hearing deferred to October 7

Jayalalithaa has maintained that the charges of amassing wealth against her were false.

The bail plea of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa was on Wednesday adjourned to October 7 by the Karnataka High Court. The former Tamil Nadu chief minster had sought an immediate bail, challenging her conviction in the disproportionate assets case. The hearing was postponed for filing of objections by the Special Public Prosecutor.

Justice Rathnakala stated that the matter was not fit to be heard by a vacation bench. The High Court ordered for the matter to be posted before a regular bench after Dasara vacations ends on October 6. “In the interest of justice, post (the matter) before a regular bench,” said Justice Rathnakala.

The court further asked Special Public Prosecutor Bhawani Singh to file objections even as he filed a memo of appearance.

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Later, Jayalalithaa’s lawyers, including AIADMK MP Navneet Krishna, approached the Registrar judicial of the Karnataka High Court to post the bail case for hearing before October 7. Reportedly, the Registrar told them that he would think over the request.

In her petitions seeking immediate bail and challenging her sentence, Jayalalithaa has maintained that the charges of amassing wealth against her were false and that she had acquired property through legal means.

Jayalalitha has also contended that the trial court has overlooked several judgements and has not considered the binding nature of various income tax orders and decisions of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had accepted the income and the level of expenditure pleaded by her.

In a verdict on Saturday at the end of an 18-year old legal battle, Special Judge John Michael D’Cunha had convicted Jayalalithaa, sentencing her to four years imprisonment, and slapped a staggering fine of Rs 100 crore in the Rs 66.65 crore corruption case.

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In her appeal, Jayalalithaa pleaded for suspension of the conviction and the sentence and also refused to pay the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on her.

(With PTI Inputs)

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