Virtual courts and tribunals granted bail to 160,768 people in the last 15 months from May 11,2020 to August 10,2021 after settling a total of 315, 568 petitions.
Among them, there were 2,261 juveniles, Md Saifur Rahman, a special officer at the High Court Division told The Financial Express.
Besides, as many as 9,622 accused secured bail from July 31 to August 10 this year.
The courts and tribunals have been hearing cases virtually for the second phase since April 12 as the country witnessed a sudden spike in coronavirus-related infections and fatalities.
Previously, in March last year, the Supreme Court suspended the operation of all courts as part of the government's efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
Later in May, President Abdul Hamid promulgated an ordinance allowing all courts to virtually conduct their trial proceedings.
However, the online hearing in the court or tribunal is currently being held as per the Adalat Kartrik Tathya Projukti Byabohar Ain 2020 and current practice directions of the court as the parliament enacted the law later on.
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