Noakhali Gang-Rape: HC grants bail to accused UP member
The High Court yesterday granted bail to a union parishad member in a case filed for gang-rape and torture of a woman in Noakhali's Begumganj in September last year.
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order following a bail petition filed by the accused -- Moazzam Hossain alias "Sohag Member".
Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi vehemently opposed the the bail petition during its virtual hearing.
Moazzem's lawyer Md Oziullah told The Daily Star that the HC granted bail to his client as he has been in Noakhali jail for three months although the maximum punishment for his alleged offence -- of negligence in discharging responsibility as a public representative -- is six months' imprisonment.
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