The state has appealed to the Appellate Division seeking stay of the High Court's ruling that said the death row convicts cannot be kept in the condemned cell before disposal of judicial and administrative procedure.

On Monday, Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman's High Court bench ruled that a death row convict cannot be kept in the condemned cell before disposal of judicial and administrative procedure.

Regarding the appeal Attorney General AM Amin Uddin confirmed on Tuesday (May 14).

The chief law officer of the state said, “We will appeal after getting the full copy of the verdict. Now an application has been made seeking stay of the provided judgment. It will be heard in the chamber court tomorrow.”

It should be mentioned that on April 5, 2022, HC issued a rule asking the government to explain why regulation 980 of Bangladesh Jail Code, which says such convicts must be kept in condemned cells, should not be declared unconstitutional.

BDST: 1716 HRS, MAY 14, 2024
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