HC orders audit of realised money by mobile courts

The High Court on Monday directed the concerned bodies of the government to carry out an audit of the fined-money realised by the mobile courts across the country every year.
It also asked the authorities concerned to monitor whether the fined-money realised by the mobile courts across the country are being properly deposited in the state exchequer.
The deputy commissioners of the 64 districts and magistrates who conduct the mobile courts have been directed to comply with the directive.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the order while delivering a verdict on an appeal petition filed by two officials of a mobile court in Shariatpur district against their sentence given by a trial court on charge of embezzling fined money.
Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik who appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the state said, "A total of 754 mobile courts were conducted in Shariatpur district during the period of 2010 to 2015. The mobile courts fined and realised Tk 10.08 million during this period which was not deposited to the government exchequer."

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