The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in connection with the disproportionate assets case. Rejecting her bail plea, the High Court observed that the Supreme Court had stated that corruption is the violation of human rights. This came after arguments were made on behalf of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister and three others by Ram Jethmalani and Amit Desai. Jayalalithaa had sought immediate bail and suspension of her four-year sentence in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets case.
Earlier in the day, police had tightened security in and around the High Court and Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, where Jayalalithaa is lodged since September 27.
The High Court vacation bench had on October 1 deferred till October 7 pleas of Jayalalithaa and her close aide Sasikala and her relatives V.N.Sudhakaran and Elavarasi, who were also convicted in the case, to be taken by a regular bench after the end of Dasara vacation. “We have made all security arrangements to avoid any untoward incidents. We have information on a lot of AIADMK supporters and leaders flocking to the city from the border areas of Hosur,” said ACP (Law and Order) Alok Kumar. The police was prepared for the influx of AIADMK supporters and leaders, who had been camping in various lodges and resorts on the eve of Jayalalithaa’s bail plea hearing, Kumar said. “Let them come. We have handled the situation on earlier occasions–on the verdict day and bail plea hearing days. We will handle the situation this time too,” Kumar said. Section 144 of the Cr.P.C has been clamped within one km radius of the High Court and Parapanna Agrahara Prison, where Sasikala, Sudhakaran and Elavarasi are also lodged.
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