Why stand-release of Pirojpur judge not illegal: HC

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why the stand-release order of a Pirojpur district and sessions judge should not be declared illegal.  

The bench of justices Tariq ul Hakim and Iqbal Kabir issued the the suo moto rule after taking a report published on newspaper about the order into account.

Lawyers Abdul Kayum and Yunus Ali Akand brought the report on not granting bail to MP Awal, and stand-release of judge Mannan to the court's attention.

After taking lawyers' opinion, court set next Wednesday for hearing the rule.

Judge Abdul Mannan on Tuesday rejected bail to former lawmaker of Pirojpur-1 constituency AKMA Awal, also president of Pirojpur AL, and his wife and the district AL president Laila Parvin and ordered to sent them to jail in a corruption case filed by Anti-Corruption Case (ACC). After around four hours, the judge was stand-released in an order.