DSA Cases
JnU student Khadija's bail suspended for four months
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
The Supreme Court (SC) has suspended bail of Jagannath University student Khadijatul Kubra for another four months in two cases under the Digital Security Act (DSA), reports UNB.
An Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order on Monday.
Advocate BM Elias Kachee and Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua stood for Khadija, while Assistant Attorney General Saiful Alam represented the state.
Khadija was granted bail by the High Court on February 16 in two Digital Security Act cases. The state filed petition challenging the bail.
During the hearing, Khadija's lawyer Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua argued that she was not accountable for the opinions expressed by guests in videos on her YouTube channel.
The Appellate Division responded that Khadija, as a first-year honours student, should be able to accept responsibility for the opinions aired on her talk show programme."