DHAKA: Bangladesh Excessive Court docket on Wednesday granted bail to non secular chief Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case, in line with Bangladesh-based The Every day Star. The order was handed by a bench of Justice Md Atoar Rahman and Justice Md Ali Reza.
Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote and a former ISKCON chief, was arrested at Dhaka airport on November 25 final 12 months. He has been accused of insulting the nationwide flag of Bangladesh and is dealing with sedition fees. He had utilized for bail within the Excessive Court docket after a decrease court docket in Chittagong rejected his plea on January 2.
In February, the Bangladesh Excessive Court docket had requested the federal government to elucidate why Das shouldn’t be granted bail, as confirmed by his lawyer. “Bangladesh Excessive Court docket has requested the federal government to answer the ruling inside two weeks,” stated Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee, Das’ lawyer, in a press release to ANI. Throughout the January 2 listening to in Chittagong, Das’ defence crew argued that he held deep respect for the motherland, similar to the reverence for his mom, and was not a traitor. Regardless of these arguments, the court docket denied the bail plea.
“We talked about to the court docket that the priest respects the motherland like his mom and isn’t a traitor,” Bhattacharjee stated. The court docket, led by Metropolitan Periods Decide Md Saiful Islam, dominated in opposition to granting bail following arguments from each events.
The court docket in Chittagong, led by Metropolitan Periods Decide Md Saiful Islam, rejected the bail after listening to arguments from each side. The listening to was held beneath tight safety. Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Advocate Mofizur Haque Bhuiyan represented the prosecution.
The case has attracted extensive public consideration, with many intently following the developments within the Bangladesh Excessive Court docket.