Staff Reporter :The High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a rule to ensure security to the witnesses of criminal cases. Upon a petition filed by a prosecution witness, the HC asked the government why it should not be directed to take steps to ensure security to the witnesses in criminal cases. A HC bench comprising Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty issued the rule upon the writ petition moved by Komol Kumar Nath, a prosecution witness in a Yaba recovery case in Chittagong. Komol Kumar Nath, a prosecution witness, gave statement in a Chittagong court in August last year against Ashok Biswas, an accused in Yaba recovery case, filed the writ petition seeking directives to ensure security to him and his family. Accused Ashok Biswas has been threatening Komol Kumar Nath for giving statement against him, said Chowdhury Shamsul Arifin, lawyer of the petitioner.
