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SC Affirms HC Order

Conviction of Mir Nasir in JU graft case remains valid

Staff Correspondent
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday affirmed a High Court (HC) order that vacated its earlier stay order on the conviction of former state minister for civil avia-tion and tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin in a corruption case filed by the Anticorruption Commission (ACC).
The apex court, however, did not interfere with his bail granted by tire HC upon an appeal filed by Nasiruddin.
The SC decision came upon a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the ACC against the HC order staying the verdict of a lower court, which had sentenced Nasiruddin to 13 years' imprisonment in the case.
The lawyers concerned said the matter regarding conviction ofNasiruddin will be settled at the HC after the hearing of his appeal nowpendingwi th this court
The HC on April 22 this year vacated its stay order and discharged the writ petition of Nasiruddin upon which the same court on September 17 last year stayed his conviction.
The HC came up with this order, as Nasiruddin prayed to the court not to proceed with the pending writ petition. He made the prayer as he got bail from this court following the pending appeal.
In response to the writ petition filed by Nasiruddin, the HC on September 17 last year, stayed his conviction and also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the trial proceedings of the case and the conviction against him should not be declared illegal.
The HC on November 13 last year granted him bail on health grounds upon his appeal against the trial court verdict He was released on bail on November 19 last year.
The ACC's leave-to-appeal petition came before the Appellate Division for hearing yesterday.
After holding a brief hearing on the petition, the apex court dismissed it (petition) on the ground that it has become ineffective following the April 22 HC order that vacated the stay order on the conviction of Nasiniddin.
ACC's lawyer Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star that following the SC order, the trial court verdict sentencing Nasiruddin in the corruption case will remain valid, as the apex court passed tiie order approving the HC decision of April 22.
However, the HC order granting him bail in the same case will remain in force, he added.
Advocate Saifuddin Ahmad Chowdhury appeared for Nasiruddin in the court.