HC orders bail to man jailed for 17 yrs without trial

The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man who was imprisoned for 17 years in a murder case without any trial, until the settlement of the case.

A two member HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice JBM Hasan passed the order,UNB reports.

The HC ordered the Dhaka Additional District Judge’s Court for the settlement of the case within two months.

The HC also directed Dhaka Legal Aid Office to take necessary steps for submission of papers of his bail without any cost.

The court asked Dhaka District Administration for providing support to the victim’s rehabilitation, if needed.

Earlier in 1994, a man was killed in a clash between two groups in Sutrapur area in the capital.

Later the victim’s relatives filed a case in connection with the murder,  making Shipon no. 2 accused in the case.

Police arrested Shipon in 2000 and a court sent him to jail.

He was shifted to Kashimpur Jail on November 7 last year.

Recently, an investigative report was aired in a private television channel in this regard.

Later, Supreme Court lawyer Kumar Debol Dey sought the High Court’s attention by submitting the report.