Convict can't contest election with appeal pending: HC

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FE REPORT | Published: October 22, 2023 23:08:15

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In the full text of a verdict the High Court has observed that granting bail to a convicted person in a case does not mean his sentence is also suspended.
The court further observed that while the appeal filed by an accused person in the appellate court against the judgment of conviction is pending that person cannot participate in the Parliament election.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the observation in the verdict after hearing five criminal appeal petitions.
The HC bench said, "The trial judge after assessing the evidence on record has convicted the appellant-petitioners. They have preferred appeals which are pending before this court. Therefore, in spite of pending of appeal, their status is that they are convicted persons.