Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to a detained businessman of Lakshmipur, Md Main Uddin, in a case filed on charge of illegally hoarding 42 sacks of onion.
The court rejected a bail petition filed by Main Uddin in the case considering that the petition was not placed before it properly.
The bench of Justice Md Rais Uddin and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order after hearing the bail petition. Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal appeared in the court on behalf of the onion hoarder while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the State.
Attorney General Mahbub told the court that onion was a much-talked-about issue of the year and the government’s big achievements including some mega projects were about to be frustrated centering the onion issue.
The Attorney General also said, if the accused petitioner is granted bail other businessmen who stored onion illegally will be encouraged, and therefore, he should not be granted bail before submission of the police report of the case to the trial court.
Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal told that a food distribution officer has filed the case with Lakshmipur Police Station against Main Uddin earlier this month on charge of illegally hoarding 42 sacks of onion.
Main Uddin surrendered to the trial court in the district on December 16 in connection with the case and the Lakshmipur court the same day sent Main Uddin to jail, added the lawyer.
