The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a bail order granted by the High Court to Md Monir Hossain, known as Golden Monir, in a money laundering case.
Chamber judge of the apex court Justice Borhanuddin passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the state against the High Court order.
Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Shaifuzzaman appeared in the court on behalf of the state, while lawyer Ozi Ullah appeared for Golden Monir.
Earlier on April 28, the High Court bench of Justice S M Emdadul Hoque and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das granted bail to Golden Monir.
Later the state filed a petition with the Appellate Division seeking stay on the High Court order.
Another High Court bench headed by Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder on April 11 this year rejected a rule related to the bail petition filed by Golden Monir.
It also ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to complete investigation into the case and to submit the report to the trial court in three months.
However, the lawyer of Golden Monir filed the bail petition again with another High Court bench hiding the information, said Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik, a concerned state lawyer adjunct to the High Court bench headed by Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder.
Monir was arrested on November 21, 2020. On May 11 last year, CID filed the case with Badda Police Station against 10 people, including Monir.
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