Jubo League leader murder: SC wants explanation on prompt release of accused

The Supreme Court today wanted to know how an accused in the Cumilla Jubo League leader Jamal murder case got released from jail the same day the High Court had granted him bail.

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, Justice M Enayetur Rahim, directed the chief judicial magistrate of Cumilla to explain how his court executed the bail bond of accused Sohel Shikder so expeditiously and allowed him to be freed from jail.

The chamber judge stayed the HC order that granted bail to Sohel on September 3 and directed him to surrender before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court by September 21.

Justice Enayetur also ordered the SC registrar general to form a committee to probe how the HC bail order reached the Cumilla court so fast and how the court conducted the bail bond of Sohel.

The SC registrar general has been asked to submit the probe report to the SC by November 11.

The SC chamber judge passed the order following a petition filed by the state, challenging the HC bail order for Sohel.

Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi appeared for the state.