A Chattogram court on Monday granted bail to 63 lawyers in a case filed over the chaos on a court premises centering the bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, in November last year.
Chattogram Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sarkar Hassan Shahriar passed the order, said public prosecutor of the court Advocate Mafizul Haque Bhuiya.
The 63 lawyers sought bail after surrendering before the court and the court granted the bail on bond of Tk 1000 till the submission of the chargesheet in the case.
Security was strengthened on the court premises over the bail hearing of the 63 lawyers.
Meanwhile, soon after the court order, a group of people staged a demonstration expressing dissatisfaction over the court order.
On November 26, last year, Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Kazi Shariful Islam rejected the bail plea and ordered Chinmoy Das to be sent to jail.
Lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death amid clashes among law enforcers, agitated protestors, and supporters of Chinmoy Krishna following the denial of his bail petition in a sedition case.
Protestors vandalised several motorcycles and vehicles parked on the court road.
On November 30, Jamal Uddin, father of Alif, filed a case against 31 people.
Another case was filed against 116 identified people and 400-500 unidentified people in connection with carrying out attacks of lawyers and vandalism.
Khane-e-Alam, brother of Alif, filed the case.
70 lawyers were made accused in the case.
Source: UNB
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