Staff Reporter :
A total of 44,802 accused persons including 571 children secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last 30 working days, said a statement issued by Md Saifur Rahman, Spokesperson of the Supreme Court and also a Special Officer of the High Court Division.
The statement also said that a total of 5,600 accused secured bail across the country in last one week.
More than 300 courts have granted bail to the accused after holding virtual hearing of the petitions filed seeking bail in the cases against them, read the statement.
The subordinate courts have disposed of a total of 84,657 bail petitions filed by the accused and in the last week the courts disposed of a total of 11,541 bail petitions.
The official said most of the accused people who were granted bail have already been released from jail.
Earlier he said the Supreme Court Special Committee for Child Rights had taken necessary measures in association with UNICEF and the Social Welfare Ministry to release the children who were granted bail from the Shishu Unnayan Kendra (Children Development Centre), and helped them to reach their guardians.
Justice Muhammad Imman Ali, a Senior Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Supreme Court Special Committee for Child Rights, has been monitoring all issues regarding filing of bail petitions for the detained children and their releases, added the official.
The virtual courts’ functions started on May 11 after a gap of 46 days in order to deal with urgent cases.
The regular activities of courts across the country, including Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, remained closed since March 26 due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. The closure of the courts is scheduled to continue till June 30.
A total of 44,802 accused persons including 571 children secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last 30 working days, said a statement issued by Md Saifur Rahman, Spokesperson of the Supreme Court and also a Special Officer of the High Court Division.
The statement also said that a total of 5,600 accused secured bail across the country in last one week.
More than 300 courts have granted bail to the accused after holding virtual hearing of the petitions filed seeking bail in the cases against them, read the statement.
The subordinate courts have disposed of a total of 84,657 bail petitions filed by the accused and in the last week the courts disposed of a total of 11,541 bail petitions.
The official said most of the accused people who were granted bail have already been released from jail.
Earlier he said the Supreme Court Special Committee for Child Rights had taken necessary measures in association with UNICEF and the Social Welfare Ministry to release the children who were granted bail from the Shishu Unnayan Kendra (Children Development Centre), and helped them to reach their guardians.
Justice Muhammad Imman Ali, a Senior Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Supreme Court Special Committee for Child Rights, has been monitoring all issues regarding filing of bail petitions for the detained children and their releases, added the official.
The virtual courts’ functions started on May 11 after a gap of 46 days in order to deal with urgent cases.
The regular activities of courts across the country, including Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, remained closed since March 26 due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. The closure of the courts is scheduled to continue till June 30.
