Sedition case: High Court rules on Chinmoy Das' bail issue
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The High Court has issued a rule on the bail issue of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in the sedition case.
After hearing Chinmoy Das' bail application on Tuesday (February 4), a bench of Justice Md. Atowar Rahman and Justice Md. Ali Reza issued a two-week rule on the bail issue.
Lawyers Apurba Kumar Bhattacharya and Prabir Ranjan Halder moved the bail application in court. Additional Attorney General Anik R. Haque and Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rouf heard the case for the state.
On October 25, a large gathering of the Sanatani community was held in Chattogram under the leadership of Chinmoy Krishna Das. A few days later, on October 31, a sedition case was filed against him on charges of insulting the national flag. 18 more people were accused in the case.
On November 22, another big rally was held in Rangpur under the leadership of Chinmoy. Then, Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in Dhaka on November 25 in the sedition case. The next day, when the bail application was rejected, the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate ordered him to be sent to jail. When the court ordered Chinmoy to be sent to jail, a clash broke out between law enforcement agencies and lawyers in Chattogram on that day and Chinmoy's followers. At that time, lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death outside the court premises. Chinmoy has been in jail since then. On January 2, the Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court rejected Chinmoy Das' bail application. Then, Chinmoy Das applied for bail in the High Court.