The High Court on Tuesday opined that iron fetters cannot be used for prisoners, except for the top terrorists, militants and notorious criminals.
The court ordered the jail authorities to strictly follow the circular issued by the Department of Prisons in November, 2022 that restricted use of iron fetters for prisoners, except for top terrorists, militants and notorious criminals, while producing them before the courts or transferring them to a place for security reasons.
In response to a writ petition, the court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why use of bar fetters for Md Nazmul Mridha, a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of Patuakhali, when he was attending his father's namaz-e-janaza should not be declared illegal.
The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the order and rule following a writ petition filed by Nazmul Mridha challenging the legality of jail authorities' action to use bar fetters for him.
Nazmul Mridah, JCD Joint Convener of Patuakhali's Mirzaganj Upazila, was arrested on December 20 last year in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
The court concerned ordered for his release from jail on parole from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on January 13 for attending his father's janaza.
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