IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANGLADESH

   HIGH COURT DIVISION

(SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

WRIT PETITION NO. 9011 OF 2023 IN THE MATTER OF:

An application under Article 102 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

-AND-

IN THE MATTER OF:

Md. Abu Taher

              ....... Petitioner.

-Versus-

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh represented by the Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and parliamentary Affairs and others.

   ......Respondents.

Mr. Touhidul Hasan, Advocate

. . For the applicant/respondent No.8.

Mr. Rakibul Islam, Advocate

. . . For the petitioner.

The 22nd January, 2024.

Present:

Mr. Justice J. B. M. Hassan

-And-

Mr. Justice Razik Al Jalil

This is an application for discharging the Rule.

After placing the application, Mr. Touhidul Hasan, learned Advocate for the applicant(respondent No.8) submits that the petitioner obtained this Rule Nisi and interim order of release stating that he was convicted in 03(three) criminal cases and had already served out the sentences under those three criminal cases. But the writ petitioner was convicted in 04(four) criminal cases. Thus, suppressing the facts, the petitioner obtained the Rule Nisi and interim order of release. As such, the Rule is liable to be discharged for suppression of facts.

Mr. Rakibul Islam, learned Advocate for the writ petition could not make any satisfactory  submissions  to  assail  the  submissions  of  the  learned  Advocate  for  the applicant.

We have gone through the writ petition and the application as well.

During hearing of the application, we also directed the learned Deputy Attorney General (DAG) to communicate with the jail authority. Accordingly today learned DAG has produced a letter issued by the Senior Jail Superintendent, Chattogram Central Jial issued on 20.01.2024 which is as follows:

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criminal cases under which he was convicted and thereby suppressing materials facts, he obtained the Rule Nisi and interim order of release.

In the circumstances, the application finds merit.

Hence, the application is allowed. Resultantly, the Rule Nisi is discharged without any order as to costs.

The petitioner is directed to surrender before the concerned Court forthwith .

Communicate a copy of this order to the respondents and the Police Station of petitioner’s residence at once.