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Jayalalithaa to move Supreme Court for bail: JayalalithaaFormer Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa is likely to move the Supreme Court on Wednesday against her bail plea application being rejected by the Karnataka High Court. The Karnata High Court refused bail to her in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets case. Jayalalithaas aide Sasikala, VN Sudhakaran, the disowned foster son of the former chief minister, and Elavarasi may also approach the apex court. Justice AV Chandrashekhara had denied relief to Jayalalithaa on Tuesday, saying that there are no grounds to give her bail. Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani is expected to lead the team of lawyers who will argue against the High Court order denying bail to the AIADMK supremo. Quoting various cases of the Supreme Court under Prevention of Corruption Act, the court said, In view of clear observation of the apex court that corruption is a violation of human rights, this is not a fit case for suspension and bail. The court not only refused to grant her bail, but also declined to stay the sentence of four-year imprisonment and Rs.100 crore penalty imposed on her in the case. Justice Chandrashekharas order came after special public prosecutor Bhavani Singh told the court he had no objection to granting conditional bail to Jayalalithaa. Jethmalani also pleaded for suspension of the sentence by the special court which sent her to four years in jail and pleaded for suspension of the sentence pending appeal under Section 389 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He assured the judge that Jayalalithaa would abide by any condition put forth for bail, as she was a former chief minister and would not disappear or escape from the country, however, the court went ahead to deny bail to her. Jayalalithaa is lodged in a Bangalore prison since September 27 when a special court had convicted her in the disproportionate assets case and sentenced her to four years` simple imprisonment, with a fine of Rs.100 crore under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The rejection of the bail plea resulted in AIADMK supporters expressing their anger over the ruling.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 06:21:49 +0000

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