11:55 am Hearing on Ms. Jayalalithaa's appeal against her conviction in DA case commences in Karnataka High Court
11:56 am Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani argues that Ms. Jayalalithaa is entitled for bail during pendency of appeal against conviction as per verdicts of Supreme Court on the subject of grant of bail after conviction.
11:57 am Ms. Jayalalithaa had not indulged in any acts that warranted cancellation of her bail during pendency of trial, Mr. Jethmalani says
11:58 am Argument was halted for a while due to noise outside court hall, now resumed
11:59 am Mr. Jethmalani points out that former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav was too released on bail by Supreme Court after he was convicted in fodder scam
12:01 pm Ms. Jayalalithaa is 66 years-old, a diabetic and is suffering from blood pressure and heart-related ailments, says her lawyer.
12:02 pm Lawyers and police personnel seen outside the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore on Tuesday
12:10 pm Special Public Prosecutor G. Bhavani Singh had argued that Ms. Jayalalithaa being an influential person in Tamil Nadu, if granted bail, she may try to escape from conviction or abscond from the country
12:36 pm Mr. Jethmalani has concluded his arguments. Now Ms. Sasikala and Mr. Sudhakaran's advocate begins his argument
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