The High Court (HC) on Thursday (October 12) sentenced Sohail Rana, former Cumilla Chief Judicial Magistrate, to one-month imprisonment on charge of contempt of court.

Besides, the HC fined him Tk 5,000 and ordered him to surrender before Dhaka's Chief Judicial Magistrate Court within seven days.

An HC bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dulon passed the order after hearing on a rule issued earlier.

Sohel Rana is currently attached to the Ministry of Law as Additional District Judge. 

Sohel Rana has submitted an explanation regarding the disregard of the top court's order in a case. However, the HC was not satisfied with the explanation.

BDST: 1549 HRS, OCT 12, 2023
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