প্রকাশ: 25/08/2022
The High
Court (HC) on Thursday ruled that no prior permission from higher
authorities will be required to arrest any government official if accused in a
criminal case.
A division
bench of the HC comprising Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Kazi Md
Ejarul Haque Akondo announced the verdict Thursday.
As per
Section 41 (1) of the Civil Service Act-2018, police needs to obtain permission
from the government or the appointing authorities in arresting any public
servant accused in any criminal case.
Earlier,
the bench held a hearing on a writ petition filed challenging legality of a law
which requires prior permission of the authorities concerned in arresting any
government official if accused in a criminal case.
The
government published gazette on the Civil Service Act-2018 on September 26,
2019 and it came into effect from October 1 of that year. Human Rights and
Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) filed a writ petition challenging legality of the
writ petition
Advocate
Manzill Murshid, president of HRPB, appeared for the petitioner. Deputy
Attorney General Aurobinda Kumar Roy stood for the state and Khurshid Alam Khan
for Anti-Corruption Commission.
Manzill
Murshid said HRPB filed the writ petition challenging section 41 (1) of the
Public Servant Act 2018 in the public interest.
Khurshid
Alam Khan argued that section 41 (1) of the Public Servant Act 2018 is
discriminatory.
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