The High Court (HC) yesterday granted three months' ad interim bail to Sigma Huda, wife of detained former communications minister Nazmul Huda, and Mir Helaluddin, son of detained exstate minister for civil aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin, in two cases filed under the Emergency Power Rules.
The HC bench of lustice Md Abdul Quddus and Justice Syed Mohammad Ziaul Karim passed the orders after hearing the bail petitions of Sigma and Helal.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Sigma and her husband with Dhanmondi Police Station on March 21 last year, stating that die couple took Tk 2.4 crore in bribe from the proprietor of a construction firm.
The watchdog pressedtges against them on June 4 ame year.
On August 27, 2007, pcial court sent Sigma for thears' simple imprisonment anjrnul for seven years' rigorous !son-ment in the bribery case. ।
The ACC filed the cafunst Helaluddin with Gulshplice Station on March 6 lair on charge of abetting his fwho was charged with amasgealth illegally in the same case)
On July 4. 2007, a speourt convicted Helal of tryinip his father cover up ill-gotteperty by channelling Tk 5.64 into the bank accounts of It and mother-in-law after c^ the amount from his far joint account.
He was sentenced td years for the crime. Nasir wen 10 years' rigorous imprint for illegally amassing weal three years’ simple imprint for concealing wealth Ration worth overTk 6.72 cror ACC.
Later on December year, the HC granted bail pa and Helal in the two caiowmg theirpetitions.
The ACC, howevepled to the Appellate Division the HC orders, securing ation of the bail orders on Maj
The Appellate D in its ruling said that apdeourts, including the HC, dtve the jurisdiction to grant individuals convicted by courts trying cases filejer the Emergency Power R
The apex courgment, however, said tha ipellate court may grant i three grounds: if the app^s given short prison ternisr appeal against the specie's sentence was not disti in the stipulated 90 days uly constituted medical certifies that the appellant i
Advocate daker Mahbubuddin Al ood for Helal while barr hque-ul Huq for Sigma.