Supreme Court clears way for Jahalom compensation case to proceed


FE Team | Published: May 13, 2019 13:03:05 | Updated: May 15, 2019 19:07:59


Jahalom was released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on February 4 last — Focus Bangla/Files

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a hearing on compensation to Jahalom, a jute mill worker who was wrongly put behind bars for three years in a loan fraud case.

The top court has turned down a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission, which means the case will proceed in the High Court Division, reports bdnews24.

A panel of four judges led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order on Monday after hearing the petition filed by the ACC.

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