HC stays DMP commissioner's notification

The High Court on Wednesday stayed for three months effectiveness of a notification issued by the DMP Commissioner's office on police asking them to get permission from the higher authorities before the arrest of any accused named in the First Information Report (FIR) or suspects in connection with the cases filed over the July uprising.

It also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain as to why the DMP commissioner's order should not be declared illegal.

The High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi passed the order after hearing a writ petition challenging legality of the DMP commissioner's notification.

Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Md Jasim Uddin submitted the writ petition as a public interest litigation to the HC, seeking a stay on the notification issued by the DMP commissioner's office on April 9 this year.

According to the notification, the officers-in-charge of the police stations must get prior permission from higher authorities by submitting documents to arrest FIR-named accused or suspects in the cases related to anti-discrimination student movement.

DMP commissioner's notification is illegal both under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the constitution, said the petitioner.

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