Bangalore, Sept 30 (DHNS) : The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to Monday, Oct 6.
Jayalalithaa moved the Karnataka HC on Monday seeking bail and suspension of the sentence ordered by the Special CBI court that convicted her for possessing wealth disproportionate to her known sources of income.
Jayalalitha’s advocate filed a criminal appeal in the high court seeking suspension of the sentence. Two interlocutory applications (I/A) have also been filed seeking stay on the conviction and bail.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has appointed senior counsel G Bhavani Singh as the special public prosecutor (SPP) for the criminal appeal filed in the high court. Singh was the SPP even in the CBI Special Court that awarded the sentence to Jayalalitha and three others.
One of the lawyers appearing for the convicts said that their arguments would be mainly based on the “miscalculation” of income and assets by the trial court.