HC doesn’t want to see wrong accused in jail for single more minute

The High Court has acquitted wrong accused Jahalam from all the charges who is in jail following cases filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). Besides, order was delivered to release him immediately.

The High Court bench comprising Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order on Sunday.

The court said, keeping Jahalam in jail without any fault is like incident of another Joj Mia drama. If there is any syndicate involved in the incident then that should be found out.

The High Court raised question over ACC investigation for arresting innocent worker Jahalam and keeping him in the jail. The court also ordered to take stern action against the persons concerned.

Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Amit Das Gupta on last Monday brought the report to attention of the court published recently on a national daily titled ‘Wrong accused of 33 cases in jail: Sir, I am Jahalam, not Salek’.

On pretext of that on Sunday the court summoned ACC Director General (Legal) Mainul Islam, ACC’s plaintiff of the case Director Abdullah Al Zahid, one representative of Secretary of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry and one representative of Secretary of public security division of home ministry. The said four produced them before the High Court on Sunday. Later after hearing Jahalam was acquitted from all the charges. Besides, the court ordered to release Jahalam immediately. ACC also has withdrawn 26 cases filed against him.

Mentionable, on last Monday (January 28) a report was published on a country’s reputed daily newspaper about serving jail of innocent Jahalam in 33 cases filed over 18 crore taka forgery of Sonali Bank. According to the report there were 33 cases against Abu Salek (key accused) over 18 crore taka forgery of Sonali Bank. But Jahalam is serving jail and producing him before the court instead of Abu Salek. He is a jute factory worker by profession.

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