SC upholds bail of 61 pro-AL lawyers

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the High Court (HC) order that stayed the bail of 61 pro-Awami League (AL) lawyers in a case filed over the alleged assault and attempted murder of fellow lawyers during July movement, reports UNB.

It also ordered the disposal of the rule issued on their bail within two weeks.

The Appellate Division (AD) bench headed by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury passed the order after a hearing on the matter on Monday.

Senior lawyers MK Rahman and Motahar Hossain Saju appeared for the accused lawyers while Additional Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan represented the state.

On April 22, the HC granted bail to the 61 lawyers accused in the case.

Following a state petition challenging the bail order, the chamber judge of the AD on April 29 stayed the bail until May 5 and forwarded the matter to the regular bench of the AD for hearing.