SC upholds HC verdict on arrest, remand

The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court verdict on arrest and remand of someone without any warrant under sections 54 and 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order on Tuesday morning.

Attorney general Mahbubey Alam stood for the state while Dr Kamal Hossain and Barrister M Amir ul Islam moved for petitioner.

Bangladesh Legal and Services Trust filed a writ over the death of Independent University student Shamim Reza Rubel in police custody in 1998.

He was detained under Section 54. The HC had issued a rule on the government in connection with the writ.