SC stayed HC order on Babar's bail
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday stayed for a week a High Court (HC) order granting bail to former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in an arms case.
Earlier, Babar was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment by a trial court.
Upon hearing on an appeal filed by Babar, the HC granted him bail for 3 months on May 5 this year.
The government yesterday filed a petition with the SC to stay the HC order.
After hearing, Chamber Judge Justice Md Abdul Aziz stayed the HC order till May 17 and also asked the government to file a regular leave-to-appeal petition with this court against the HC order by May 17.
On March 5 this year, a Dhaka court sent Babar to jail after he surrendered and sought bail.
The HC earlier on March 4 directed him to surrender before the trial court as per the SC order.
Meanwhile, a HC bench rejected a petition yesterday filed by former BNP lawmaker Ali Asghar Lobi for quashing the proceedings against him in a relief misappropriation case.
Following the HC verdict, trial of this corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Lobi will run at the trial court.
The ACC filed the case with Batiaghata Police Station on July 1, 2007.
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