SC stays Apan Jewellers owners’ bail

The High Court order that granted bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases was stayed on Monday by the chamber judge of the Supreme Court.

The owners are Dildar Ahmed, Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed.

A special bench of chamber judge Iman Ali passed the order after hearing three petitions filed by the state.

Deputy attorney general Motahar Hossain Saju, the state counsel, said the petitions were initially placed before acting chief justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah as no regular vacation bench was functional today.

Then, the CJ assigned the special bench of chamber Judge Iman Ali to hear the petitions.

Later, the chamber judge set 21 December for next hearing of the petitions in the scheduled vacation bench.

Earlier on 14 December, the High Court granted bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases.

The HC bench of justice M Enayetur Rahim and justice Shahidul Karim passed the order after the final hearing on three cases.

On 22 November last, the High Court issued five separate rules in five money laundering cases filed against them.

Source: unb