Grenade Attack Case
SC upholds Duke's bail
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court (HC) order that granted bail to Saiful Islam Duke, nephew of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in August 21 grenade attack case.
A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Justice SK Sinha passed the order after dismissing an appeal filed by the government against a HC bail order.
Duke was arrested on August 26, 2010 in connection with a grenade attack case in 2004.
In response to a bail petition, the HC granted him bail on May 4, 2011 in this case. But he could not get released as the Appellate Division stayed the HC order following a government's leave-to-appeal petition against the HC order.
The Appellate Division granted the leave-to-appeal petition and ordered for continuing the stay order on July 21 last year. That stay order was nullified by yesterday's SC order granting the bail.
Duke was allegedly involved in planning the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004 that left 24 people including Awami League leader Ivy Rahman dead and dozens others injured.
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