Lower courts grant bail to 6,047 last week

The lower courts across the country have granted bail to 6,047 people in five working days last week.

With these bail orders, a total of 39,202 accused of criminal charges, including 536 children, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last 25 working days.

Among the 536 children who were granted bail, 471 have been handed over to their guardians after they got released from three ShishuUnnayan Kendra (children development centres), Supreme Court sources said today.            

More than 300 courts have granted bail to the accused after holding virtual hearings of the petitions filed by them. The subordinate courts have disposed of a total of 73,116 petitions filed by the accused, seeking bail in the cases against them.

The courts have disposed of total 12,697 bail petitions and granted bail to total 6,047 accused in five days last week (June 14 to June 18) in connection with the cases filed against them, according to sources.

Most of the accused, who were granted bail, have already been released from jail.

The virtual court functions started on May 11 after a gap of 46 days in order to deal with the urgent cases.                                                                          

The regular activities of courts across the country including Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court remained closed since March 26 due to ongoing coronavirus outbreak.                   

On May 10, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued some directives for the courts about dealing with urgent cases through using information and communication technology during the ongoing closure.